SINGAPORE — Singapore’s development works on Pedra Branca are “needed to enhance maritime safety and security, and to improve the search and rescue capabilities in the area”, said Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan on Monday (Feb 27).
The works also ensure that Pedra Branca is"adequately protected against the threat of sea-level rise".
“In December 2022, Singapore put forward proposals to Malaysia to resolve the issue and to move forward with the work. Subsequently, we agreed to Malaysia’s request for more time for them to consider our clarifications and proposals,” he added.“We will manage our differences constructively and pragmatically, and not allow any single issue to overshadow the entire relationship,” said Dr Balakrishnan.
“We signed... the Framework Agreements on Digital and Green Economy, as well as the MOU on Personal Data Protection, Cybersecurity and Digital Economy. These signal our commitment to work on new and emerging areas of mutual interest,” he said, adding that Mr Anwar would return to Singapore later this year for the 10th Leaders’ Retreat.
He noted that both countries have recently completed the respective domestic legal processes for the formal ratification of the three agreements under the Expanded Framework — the Flight Information Region agreement, Defence Cooperation Agreement and the Extradition Treaty . Under the FIR Agreement, Indonesia will delegate to Singapore the provision of air navigation services in portions of the airspace within the realigned Jakarta FIR which are nearest to Singapore, added Dr Balakrishnan.
He pointed to “Asean-led mechanisms” that bring major powers together, such as the East Asia Summit, Asean Regional Forum, Asean Plus Three and the Plus-One summits.
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