The new “Supply Chains and Connectivity” pillar will be added to the pre-existing five under the Enhanced Partnership (EP) between both sides.
The new “Supply Chains and Connectivity” pillar will be added to the pre-existing five under the Enhanced Partnership between both sides.
On Monday, he called on President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and met with PM Lee at the Istana. He will also meet with Deputy PM Lawrence Wong later in the day.Singapore and New Zealand had formally upgraded bilateral relations to an EP in May 2019. He said that in the early months of the COVID‐19 pandemic, when borders were shut and supply chains were disrupted, both countries supported each other.
“My government is committed to investing the time and the resources necessary to strengthen New Zealand's international connections, and this starts with prioritising our key relationships with Southeast Asia, including with Singapore.” On the regional and geopolitical front, both leaders agreed on the importance of an open and inclusive rules‐based multilateral order, which supports Association of Southeast Asian Nations Centrality.PM Lee welcomed efforts by Mr Luxon’s government to deepen New Zealand’s engagement in this region.
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