South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung shakes hands with Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Singapore, Monday.
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung met Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong Monday for a summit aimed at expanding co-operation in fields such as artificial intelligence and nuclear energy, during a state visit to the city-state.
At a joint press conference, Lee and Wong announced the start of negotiations to upgrade the countries’ existing free trade agreement, which took effect in 2006.
The countries also signed five memoranda of understanding (MoUs) for co-operation in fields such as small modular reactors (SMRs) for nuclear power generation, AI and other scientific fields such as quantum and space satellites, South Korea’s Blue House said.
Other partnerships will include co-operation on investment between Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek and its asset management unit Seviora Group with state-run Korea Development Bank, Lee told the press conference.
“Singapore is a meaningful place where the historic US-North Korea summit was held in 2018,” Lee said. “I trust that you will continue to play a constructive role for peace on the Korean Peninsula and in the region.”
Wong and Lee exchanged views on the impact of the situation in the Middle East, including on global security, energy, and supply chains, and agreed on their hope that stability and peace would be restored, Lee said.
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