At the reception, Secretary of Can Tho city Party Committee Le Quang Manh expressed his delight to welcome the Singaporean delegation and highly appreciated the ever-growing strategic partnership and cooperation between Vietnam and Singapore. He also thanked Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Jaya Ratnam and the Singaporean Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City for supporting and enthusiastically promoting the implementation of the Vietnam - Singapore Vinh Thanh Industrial Park project in Can Tho City (VSIP Can Tho), considering this an important milestone in the good cooperation relationship between the two countries.

Speaking of the cooperation between Can Tho city and Singaporean businesses, Secretary of Can Tho city Party Committee Le Quang Manh suggested the Ambassador continue to pay attention to and introduce Singapore businesses and investors to Can Tho to cooperate and invest in many fields in the coming time, especially in the fields of logistics, health care, education, and tourism. The two sides also discussed many contents about opening a direct flight from Can Tho city to Singapore; organizing an investment promotion workshop with Singaporean enterprises in Can Tho city; and promoting multi-field cooperation in the coming time.

For his part, Mr. Jaya Ratnam, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Singapore to Vietnam, highly appreciated the potential and strengths of Can Tho city and affirmed that this will be a potential destination for Singaporean investors in the near future.

Towards the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the 10th anniversary of the Vietnam - Singapore strategic partnership in 2023, Singaporean Ambassador Jaya Ratnam wished that the two countries in general, and Singapore and Can Tho city in particular, would organize many meaningful activities to commemorate this important event, contributing to further tightening the friendship and good cooperation between the two countries.

Regarding the VSIP Can Tho Industrial Park project, Singaporean Ambassador Jaya Ratnam said that Singapore expects the project will accompany Can Tho city in its goal of becoming a food processing and distribution center, developing major infrastructure in the Mekong Delta region, and actively contributing to the socio-economic development of the locality.