PM Modi in Singapore: Prime Minister Modi meets counterpart Lawrence Wong

India and Singapore on Thursday elevated their bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership and signed four MoUs as PM Modi in Singapore held talks with his counterpart Lawrence Wong reported news agency PTIDuring his opening remarks Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Singapore is not only a partner nation but it is an inspiration for every developing countryA new chapter in ties Comprehensive Strategic Partnership established PM narendramodi and PM LawrenceWongST held a productive meeting in Singapore today Ministry of External Affairs MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X after the meetingThe leaders agreed to elevate the ties to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership They extensively reviewed various facets of the bilateral relationship covering areas of Advanced Manufacturing Connectivity Digitalisation Healthcare amp Medicine Skills Development and Sustainability he saidPM Modi in Singapore thanked Wong for the warm welcomeThis is our first meeting after you assumed the post of premier Many congratulations to you from my side I am confident that under the leadership of 4G the fourthgeneration leaders Singapore will progress even faster PM Modi said reported PTIWe 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 pathbreaking mechanism he saidHe said the partnership between the two nations in skilling digitalisation mobility advanced manufacturing semiconductors Artificial intelligence AI healthcare sustainability and cyber security has become an identity of this mechanism reported PTIThe discussions with my friend PM Lawrence Wong continued today Our talks focused on boosting cooperation in areas like skilling technology healthcare AI and more We both agreed on the need to boost trade relations PM Modi said in a post on X after the talksPM Modi is here on a twoday visit at the invitation of WongPM Modi receives red carpetwelcome at the Singapore Parliament HouseAhead of the talks with Wong PM Modi received a red carpetwelcome at the Singapore Parliament House He also signed the visitors book thereThe meeting between the two leaders comes months after Wong took over as premier and Modi began his third term as prime minister reported PTIThe two leaders also oversaw the exchange of four MoUs after the talksLater in the day Prime Minister Modi will also call on President Tharman Shanmugaratnam reported PTIHe would call on Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong Lee will host a lunch for PM Modi reported PTIPM Modi will also meet with Singaporean business leaders and interact with those in the countrys semiconductor ecosystem reported PTIPM Modi and Wong will also visit a semiconductor manufacturing facilityPM Modi flew to Singapore on Wednesday after wrapping his visit to Brunei the first bilateral visit there by an Indian prime ministerHe was accorded a warm welcome by the Indian community on his arrival SingaporeWith inputs from PTI