SINGAPORE: Singapore and Thailand will 'expedite ongoing discussions' to facilitate essential business travel through a reciprocal green lane ...
, said MFA on Tuesday, after Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan met his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi during her visit to Singapore.On Wednesday, the Singapore and Thailand permanent secretaries emphasised the importance of working with ASEAN partners to promote research and development on vaccines and medicines, keep their economies open and connected, as well as to establish a framework to deal with future public health emergencies.
They also welcomed"the continued momentum in bilateral engagements despite the disruptions posed by COVID-19", said MFA. "They reviewed the good progress in bilateral cooperation in wide-ranging areas including trade and investment, defence, finance, education and people-to-people ties," it added.They also agreed there is opportunity to expand cooperation in new areas of growth in the post-COVID-19 era such as the digital economy, connectivity, smart cities and cybersecurity.
The permanent secretaries also stressed the importance of strengthening"ASEAN centrality and unity", as well as deepening regional economic integration through the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement that is expected to be signed later this year.
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