PM Modi meets Singapore counterpart Wong; ties elevated to comprehensive strategic partnership
The Hindu
Prime Minister Modi elevates India-Singapore ties to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during two-day visit, meeting with Lawrence Wong.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (September 5, 2024) held a productive meeting with his Singapore counterpart Lawrence Wong during which they elevated the bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership.
Mr. Modi is in Singapore on a two-day visit at the invitation of Mr. Wong.
Ahead of the talks with Mr. Wong, Mr. Modi received a red carpet-welcome at the Singapore Parliament House. He also signed the visitor's book there.
"A new chapter in - ties: Comprehensive Strategic Partnership established. PM @narendramodi and PM @LawrenceWongST held a productive meeting in Singapore today," Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X after the meeting.
"The leaders agreed to elevate the - ties to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. They extensively reviewed various facets of the bilateral relationship covering areas of Advanced Manufacturing, Connectivity, Digitalisation, Healthcare & Medicine, Skills Development and Sustainability," he said.
The meeting between the two leaders comes days after Mr. Wong took over and Mr. Modi began his third term as prime minister.
The two leaders also oversaw the exchange of four MoUs after the talks.