Seah Kian Peng officially took the oath of office as the Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore on the morning of August 2, 2023. (Photo: VNA)

Seah Kian Peng was sworn in as the 11th Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament on Wednesday.

In the message, Chairman Hue highlighted the good development of the Vietnam-Singapore friendship in all channels since the two countries established diplomatic ties 50 years ago, and especially they lifted their relationship to a strategic partnership in 2013.

He expressed a wish to work closely with Speaker Seah Kian Peng to further promote the cooperation between the two legislative bodies, contributing to developing the Vietnam-Singapore strategic partnership in the interest of their people and for peace, stability and development in the Asia-Pacific and the world.

The NA Chairman took the occasion to invite a delegation of young Singaporean parliamentarians to attend the 9th Global Conference of Young  Parliamentarians in Hanoi from September 17-19.