Vietnam – Singapore hold first bilateral consular consultation

On July 17, at the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs Headquarters, a Consular Consultation Meeting between Vietnam and Singapore took place. Mr. Doan Hoang Minh, Director of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam and Mr. Steven PANG Chee Wee, Director of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore co-chaired the meeting. Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Tran Phuoc Anh also attended.

Director of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Doan Hoang Minh (left) and Mr. Steven PANG Chee Wee, Director of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore co-chaired the meeting.

The meeting took place in the context of Vietnam and Singapore upgrading their relationship to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership last March, as well as relations in areas such as diplomacy, economy , people-to-people exchange, etc. developing strongly.

The two sides agreed that consular and citizen protection are particularly important functions in foreign affairs.

In recent times, consular cooperation between Vietnam and Singapore has been basically close, facilitating the lives, rights and legitimate interests of citizens of the two countries, contributing to promoting diplomatic relations.

The two sides discussed many measures to improve the effectiveness of consular and citizen protection cooperation; spent a lot of time sharing their experiences in performing citizen protection tasks, applying information technology in consular work, and experiences in preparing to join the Hague Convention on the Abolition of Legalization of Public Documents.

Delegates attend the Consular Consultation meeting between Vietnam and Singapore on July 17 in Singapore.

This is the first time the Consular Department of Vietnam and the Consular Department of Singapore have organized a consular consultation. Both sides assessed that this mechanism is very effective and practical, helping to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in the consular and citizen protection fields.

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