Singapore, India to be strategic partners
President Tony Tan says PMs of both countries will sign pact this year
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee welcoming Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam at the presidential palace in New Delhi yesterday. With them were Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Dr Tan's wife, Mrs Mary Tan. -- PHOTO: MCI
By Lim Yan Liang, In New Delhi
AFTER five decades of friendship and a "special relationship" going back even further, Singapore and India will soon be elevating ties to the next level, President Tony Tan Keng Yam said last night.
Singapore-India relations will be elevated to a strategic partnership this year, Dr Tan said at a state banquet organised in his honour by his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee.
"Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be signing this milestone agreement later this year. There is much that both our countries can achieve by working together and much we can learn from each other," Dr Tan said.
Singapore's High Commissioner to India Lim Thuan Kuan had told reporters that the strategic partnership would enhance cooperation in areas such as promotion of investments, urban solutions, smart cities, water and waste management, and skill development. Such a partnership results in more high-level exchanges.
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President Tony Tan says PMs of both countries will sign pact this year
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee welcoming Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam at the presidential palace in New Delhi yesterday. With them were Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Dr Tan's wife, Mrs Mary Tan. -- PHOTO: MCI
By Lim Yan Liang, In New Delhi
AFTER five decades of friendship and a "special relationship" going back even further, Singapore and India will soon be elevating ties to the next level, President Tony Tan Keng Yam said last night.
Singapore-India relations will be elevated to a strategic partnership this year, Dr Tan said at a state banquet organised in his honour by his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee.
"Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be signing this milestone agreement later this year. There is much that both our countries can achieve by working together and much we can learn from each other," Dr Tan said.
Singapore's High Commissioner to India Lim Thuan Kuan had told reporters that the strategic partnership would enhance cooperation in areas such as promotion of investments, urban solutions, smart cities, water and waste management, and skill development. Such a partnership results in more high-level exchanges.
- See more at: Singapore, India to be strategic partners - India - The Straits Times
