Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 5 held a productive meeting with his Singapore counterpart Lawrence Wong during which the two leaders agreed to elevate the ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
“A new chapter in (India-Singapore) ties: Comprehensive Strategic Partnership established. PM @narendramodi and PM@LawrenceWongST held a productive meeting in Singapore today. The leaders agreed to elevate the (India-Singapore) ties to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. They extensively reviewed various facets of the bilateral relationship covering areas of advanced manufacturing, connectivity, digitalization, Healthcare & Medicine, Skills Development and sustainability,” posted Randhir Jaiswal, the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs on X.
Key Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) in the fields of digital technologies, semiconductors, health cooperation and skill development were signed between India and Singapore which will further strengthen the cooperation between the two countries.
These are — MoU between the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of India and the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore on the India-Singapore Semiconductor Ecosystem Partnership; MoU between the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of India and the Ministry of Digital Development and Information of Singapore on Cooperation in the field of digital technologies; MoU between the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship of India and the Ministry of Education of Singapore on Educational Cooperation and Skills Development; MoU between the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India and the Ministry of Health of Singapore on Cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine.
PM Modi met Wong and also discussed ways to boost bilateral ties. During the meeting with Wong, PM Modi said India wants to make several Singapores in the country.
