Singapore, July 14: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a meeting with his Singapore counterpart Vivian Bala on Sunday. He stated that Singapore is at the heart of India’s ‘Act East Policy.’ In a post on X, Jaishankar stated, “Singapore is at the heart of our Act East Policy.Always insightful to exchange views there. Great to meet FM @VivianBala this morning in Singapore.”
Jaishankar met Temasek Holdings Chairman-designate Teo Chee Hean on Sunday and discussed the transformation underway in India and its investment opportunities.
“A great pleasure to meet Chairman-designate of Temasek Holdings Teo Chee Hean today. Discussed the transformation underway in India and its investment opportunities,” Jaishankar posted on X.
Jaishankar is on a visit to Singapore. During his visit, Jaishankar will meet Singapore’s leadership as part of the regular exchanges between our two countries, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) release.
After concluding his visit to Singapore, Jaishankar is scheduled to travel to China to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (CFM) being held in Tianjin. He will also hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the CFM.
Earlier on July 2, the Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (East), P Kumaran, met with Luke Goh, Permanent Secretary (Development) for Foreign Affairs of Singapore, in New Delhi.