The keynote address by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and State President To Lam at the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore has earned strong praise from scholars across the region.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s recent official visit to Thailand, state visit to Singapore, keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue, and state visit to the Philippines left a deep impression on international media and experts.

The keynote address delivered by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President of Viet Nam To Lam at the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue reflects Viet Nam’s consistent foreign policy of promoting peace, cooperation, dialogue and consultation, according to a Chinese scholar.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President of Viet Nam To Lam’s keynote address at the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore has been widely praised for its strategic depth, practical approach and long-term vision for the region, according to a prominent Cambodian scholar who attended the event.

The delivery of a keynote address by To Lam, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam and President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, at the 23rd Shangri‑La Dialogue in Singapore marked an important milestone in Vietnamese diplomacy, reflecting a strategic shift of Viet Nam from being a “participant” to a “rule‑shaper” in international relations.

After three days of discussions with six plenary sessions and three special ones, the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's leading security forum, concluded in Singapore on May 31 amid a world continuing to face many unpredictable changes, from strategic competition between major powers and protracted conflicts to non-traditional security challenges.

Ei Sun Oh from Pacific Research Centre of Malaysia has highlighted Viet Nam’s growing diplomatic stature in the region while speaking about the ongoing Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore from May 29-31.