Jaishankar in Singapore: Visit presented opportunity to deepen strategic partnership, says MEA
3 min readIndian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar’s go to to Singapore and his conferences with the nation’s prime management presented an opportunity to take inventory of the progress in a number of areas of co-operation and to additional deepen the bilateral Strategic Partnership, stated an official assertion from the ministry.
Jaishankar was in Singapore from March 23 to 25; through the go to, he referred to as on Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong.
They exchanged views on deepening engagement in the recognized pillars of bilateral co-operation, together with fintech, digitalisation, inexperienced economic system, abilities growth and meals safety, stated India’s Ministry of External Affairs (EAM) in a press release yesterday.
“Honoured to name on Prime Minister @leehsienloong at The Istana. Conveyed the non-public greetings of PM @narendramodi. Valued his views on the present state of the world. His constructive sentiments on [India-Singapore] relationship have all the time been a supply of power for our ties,” Jaishankar wrote on X.
“Pleased to meet DPM and Finance Minister @LawrenceWongST. Shared views on advancing our relationship particularly on new age applied sciences. Also exchanged views on the evolving world financial scenario,” the Indian minister wrote on X.
Jaishankar additionally held discussions together with his Singapore counterpart, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, on bilateral, regional and world problems with mutual curiosity.
He had a number of bilateral engagements with the management and senior ministers of the Singapore Cabinet, and mentioned methods to additional the strategic bilateral ties and the scenario in the Indo-Pacific and West Asia areas.
“The go to presented an opportunity to additional deepen the Strategic Partnership between India and Singapore and to take inventory of progress in a number of areas of co-operation,” stated the MEA.
Jaishankar held separate conferences with Singapore Minister of Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong, specializing in bilateral co-operation in commerce and funding, inexperienced vitality and meals safety; Singapore Co-ordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean; and Singapore Minister of Home Affairs & Law Okay Shanmugam.
During his go to to the city-state, Jaishankar paid homage to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on the Indian National Army battle memorial.
He interacted with the Indian group in Singapore and attended an occasion organised by the Institute of South Asian Studies, the place he addressed think-tank representatives and policy-makers.
Singapore is the present nation co-ordinator for India at ASEAN and was invited as a Guest Country throughout India’s Presidency of the G20 final yr.
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