S’pore, Australia pledge to work together to promote regional stability…
CANBERRA - Singapore and Australia affirmed their “ambitious” partnership during ministerial talks on Monday, agreeing to cooperate to promote regional stability as both countries prepare for “an era of heightened geostrategic uncertainty”.
“The ministers agreed that all countries, regardless of their size, have a responsibility to contribute to global stability and to resolve disputes peacefully,” the statement said.citing concerns about China’s growing military spending and assertiveness in the South China Sea.
The talks on Monday were the 13th meeting of the biennial Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee. Both sides signalled that the relationship was governed by high levels of trust – an observation that seemed to be borne out by the apparent conviviality among the ministers.
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