SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol agreed on Tuesday (Oct 8) to work towards upgrading ties to a strategic partnership next year.
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong welcoming South Korea n President Yoon Suk Yeol to Singapore on Oct 8, 2024. Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and South Korea n President Yoon Suk Yeol agreed on Tuesday to work towards upgrading ties to a strategic partnership next year.
MFA said Mr Wong and Mr Yoon discussed expanding cooperation in key areas like trade and investment, air connectivity, defence, and education. As 2024 marks 35 years of dialogue relations between ASEAN and South Korea, Mr Wong and Mr Yoon discussed the potential for ASEAN and South Korea to improve cooperation in key areas like trade and the digital economy.
Mr Tharman and Mr Yoon affirmed the strengthening economic relationship between Singapore and South Korea, as well as deepening people-to-people ties. During their meeting, the ministry said Mr Lee and Mr Yoon agreed on Singapore's and South Korea's shared interests in supporting the multilateral trading system and the rules-based international order.
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