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PM Modi meets his Singapore counterpart Lawrence Wong. (Image: X/narendramodi)
PM Modi on Thursday met his Singapore counterpart Lawrence Wong and the two countries signed four MoUs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met his Singapore counterpart Lawrence Wong and the two countries signed four MoUs.
Prime Minister Modi, who is on a two-day Singapore visit, received a red carpet welcome at the Singapore Parliament House. He also signed the visitor’s book there.
‘Singapore Is An Inspiration For Every Developing Country’: PM Modi
PM Modi expressed gratitude to the Singapore PM for his warm welcome and stated that the “ministerial roundtable that has been formed between us is a path-breaking mechanism”.
“I thank you for your warm welcome. This is our first meeting after you assumed the post of Prime Minister. Many congratulations to you from my side. I am confident that under the leadership of 4G, Singapore will progress even faster. Singapore is not just a country, Singapore is an inspiration for every developing country. We also want to create many Singapores in India and I am happy that we are working together in this direction. The ministerial roundtable that has been formed between us is a path-breaking mechanism,” the prime minister said.
#WATCH | Singapore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi says “I thank you for your warm welcome. This is our first meeting after you assumed the post of Prime Minister. Many congratulations to you from my side. I am confident that under the leadership of 4G, Singapore will progress even… pic.twitter.com/m4S6BfDWwa— ANI (@ANI) September 5, 2024
The meeting between the two leaders comes days after Wong took over and PM Modi began his third term as the Prime Minister of India.
Four MOUs Signed
During the meeting, the two leaders oversaw the exchange of four MoUs after the talks.
The four MOUs signed between India and Singapore-
- Cooperation in the field of Digital Technology
- India, Singapore Semiconductor Ecosystem Partnership
- Cooperation in the field of health & Medicine
- Educational Cooperation & Skill Development
#WATCH | Several MoUs signed between India and Singapore in the fields of Digital Technologies, Health and Medicine, Educational Cooperation & Skills Development and India-Singapore Semiconductor Ecosystem Partnership in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Singapore… pic.twitter.com/mowXSLxzaB— ANI (@ANI) September 5, 2024
Later in the day, Prime Minister Modi will also call on President Tharman Shanmugaratnam. He would call on Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. Lee will host a lunch for Modi.
PM Modi will also meet with Singaporean business leaders and interact with those in the country’s semiconductor ecosystem. The Prime Minister along with his Singapore counterpart Wong will also visit a semiconductor manufacturing facility.
Modi flew to Singapore on Wednesday after wrapping his visit to Brunei, the first bilateral visit there by an Indian prime minister.
He was accorded a warm welcome by the Indian community on his arrival.
