Climate change, pandemic preps and supply chains: U.S. renews formal partnership with Singapore
Record ID:
1638939
Climate change, pandemic preps and supply chains: U.S. renews formal partnership with Singapore
- Title: Climate change, pandemic preps and supply chains: U.S. renews formal partnership with Singapore
- Date: 27th September 2021
- Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 27, 2021) (STATE TV) U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN AND SINGAPORE'S FOREIGN MINSTER VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN WALKING INTO CONFERENCE ROOM AND SITTING DOWN WHITE FLASH (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE, ANTONY BLINKEN, SAYING: "It's wonderful to have you here today. We had, as always, both an insightful and productive meeting covering everything from the important work in our bilateral relationship, following on Vice President (Kamala) Harris' visit to Singapore to work that we're doing together in the region, both directly and through ASEAN, and really affirm the very strong partnership between the United States and Singapore and a shared commitment to peace, to prosperity, to a free and open Indo-Pacific. A number of important initiatives that we've been working on, again, coming out of the vice-president's trip, particularly our work to build supply chain resilience, to potentially cooperate more when it comes to space, and of course the vital work that we're all doing to bring COVID-19 to an end and to address the challenges posed by climate change. We spent some time as I mentioned, talking about the regional challenges we face, including in Myanmar as well as the importance of upholding basic maritime principles in the region." WIDE OF BLINKEN AND BALAKRISHNAN SITTING (SOUNDBITE) (English) SINGAPORE'S FOREIGN MINISTER, VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN, SAYING: "I don't even need to highlight the very close relationship in defense, security. These are long-standing, traditional areas where there's been a huge reservoir of trust and goodwill. But now we are also looking to the future and following up on Vice President Kamala Harris' visit to Singapore: climate change, pandemic preparedness, supply chain resilience, other areas of global commons including space, a new partnership for growth and innovation. It's a really full agenda, fit for purpose for the future. So again, this is another index of a vibrant, up-to-date, growing relationship and I want to thank you for your role in shepherding this through." BLINKEN AND BALAKRISHNAN SIGNING RENEWAL OF THE SINGAPORE-UNITED STATES THIRD-COUNTRY TRAINING PROGRAM (TCTP) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING OFFICIALS TAKING DOCUMENTS FROM BLINKEN AND BALAKRISHNAN AND HANDING THEM THE NEXT SET OF DOCUMENTS BLINKEN AND BALAKRISHNAN SIGNING AND BLINKEN SAYING: 'Now it's official.' BALAKRISHNAN SAYING: Yes. Signed and sealed. BLINKEN AND BALAKRISHNAN STAND UP AND SHAKE HANDS BLINKEN WALKS OUT, FOLLOWED BY BALAKRISHNAN, FOLLOWED BY OFFICIALS
- Embargoed: 11th October 2021 22:26
- Keywords: Antony Blinken TCTP U.S.-Singapore Vivian Balakrishnan
- Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
- City: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics,United States
- Reuters ID: LVA001EWHYD6V
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: The U.S. and Singapore pledged to work together on a wide range of bilateral issues including climate change, pandemic preparedness, space and supply chain resilience, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Singapore Foreign Minster Vivian Balakrishnan said on Monday (September 27).
The comments came as the two renewed The Singapore-U.S. Third Country Training Program (TCTP) Memorandum of Understanding - a document in place since 2012 that provides regional courses on multilateral issues - and expanded the agreement to include new courses on climate change and environmental sustainability.
The two allies said they will work to expand collaboration on smart cities and cybersecurity, with an eye toward both the financial and military sectors.
The United and Singapore are also exploring areas to expand bilateral cooperation in space, according to a statement issued by the White House.
Earlier this month, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Singapore, laying the groundwork to bolster economic and security ties with Singapore and other key allies.
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