PM Narendra Modi meets Singapore counterpart, discusses ties
New Delhi : On Thursday, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a meeting with his Singapore counterpart Lawrence Wong, during which they discussed bilateral ties between the two nations. PM Modi is in Singapore on his two-day visit at the invitation of Singapore PM Lawrence.
Before the two leaders met, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi received a red carpet welcome at the Singapore Parliament House. He also left his remarks and signed the visitor book.
"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 two leaders have also exchanged four MoUs after they concluded their talks. Later in the day, Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to meet President Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
Shri Modi had earlier said that he is aiming to make a semi-conductor ecosystem between the nations and for the same he is also scheduled to visit a semi-conductor manufacturing unit in Singapore.
