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Singapore, Australia satisfied with Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

Xinhua, March 3, 2016 Adjust font size:

Foreign Ministers of Singapore and Australia expressed satisfaction with the implementation of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP), which was signed in June last year, according to a statement by Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Thursday.

Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan is on an introductory visit to Australia. He had meetings with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop and other officials on Thursday.

During their meeting, the two foreign ministers noted good progress in ongoing discussions on concluding enhanced defence cooperation agreements and the review of the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA).

They also agreed to enhance cooperation in innovation, research and development and smart cities. They took the opportunity to exchange views on regional developments, said MFA.

Minister Balakrishnan is on a two-day visit to Australia, which aims to reaffirm the close and substantive relationship between the two countries. Enditem