Under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), Vietnam has become one of the most impressive, optimistic and successful countries, a Singaporean scholar has said. In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s reporters in Singapore, Associate Prof. Bilveer Singh, deputy head of the Department of Political Science at the National University of Singapore, highlighted the country’s outstanding political stability.
Associate Prof. Bilveer Singh, deputy head of the Department of Political Science at the National University of Singapore (Photo: VNA)Under the leadership
of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), Vietnam has become one of the most
impressive, optimistic and successful countries, a Singaporean scholar has said.
In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency
(VNA)’s reporters in Singapore, Associate Prof. Bilveer Singh, deputy head of
the Department of Political Science at the National University of Singapore,
highlighted the country’s outstanding political stability.
Vietnam has been among the countries in the world
with the most successful economic growth over the past five years, which
remained positive (nearly 3.0 percent) in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic,
he added.
The economic growth has reflected the CPV’s sound
policies as well as the balance between domestic and external trade, while
demonstrating that domestic economic bases, whether agriculture and industry,
have borne fruits.
Singh also commended the country’s achievements in
external affairs and national defance with highlights over the past five years,
notably 2020, such as ASEAN Chairmanship, non-permanent membership of the
United Nations Security Council and hosting the signing ceremony of the
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement that forms the
biggest trade area so far.
The signing ceremony of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement (Photo: VNA)
The scholar expressed his impression on the number
of COVID-19 infections and fatalities in Vietnam that remain very low in
comparison with those in other countries in Southeast Asia and the world, given
its population of nearly 100 million.
Regarding the 13th National Party
Congress, scheduled to take place from January 25 to Feberuary 2, Singh said
the event is of special significance as it will put forth socio-economic
development plans for the country in the next five years when Vietnam has to
face the impact of the pandemic and competition among trading partners at the
same time.
The scholar suggested Vietnam carry forward its
performance in handling internal matters, while tightening its coordination
with other ASEAN member countries.
Vietnam needs to continue with COVID-19 prevention
and control measures, maintain economic growth and political stability, and
prove its role in regional and international issues, he said.
Singh expressed his belief that with those efforts,
Vietnam would bring a lot of benefits to ASEAN, and become a “middle power” in
Southeast Asia in the next 10-20 years./.