He said this when meeting his Indian counterpart in New Delhi, where he attended a G-20 meeting. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW DELHI - Singapore intends to join the International Solar Alliance as part of climate action, Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan said on Friday.
The ISA, an international organisation set up in 2015 and co-led by India and France, works with governments to bring clean and affordable energy to developing nations. It has 114 members. Dr Balakrishnan and Mr Jaishankar also welcomed the recently launched cross-border payment systems link betweenThe real-time fund transfer service, which allows customers of some financial institutions to send money to India instantly, was launched on Feb 21.as a good platform for Singapore and India to collaborate in emerging areas including digitalisation, sustainability, healthcare and skills development”.
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