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Thai-Singapore PMs Elevate Strategic Partnership via 4 Pillars

Thai-Singapore PMs Elevate Strategic Partnership via 4 Pillars

Matichon•Politics•40m ago

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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong held the 5th Thailand–Singapore Leaders’ Retreat to enhance their strategic partnership.

  • •The 5th Thailand–Singapore Leaders’ Retreat took place on September 2 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Bangkok.
  • •Thailand and Singapore agreed on a Joint Statement on the Thailand-Singapore Forward-Looking Strategic Partnership.
  • •The two nations will collaborate under four main pillars: Environment/Sustainability/Energy-Food Security, Economy/Investment/Digital, Defense/Security, and Regional Strategic Coordination.
  • •A Memorandum of Understanding on social development cooperation was exchanged between the respective ministries of Thailand and Singapore.

Overview

  • •Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong met on September 2 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Bangkok, for the 5th Thailand–Singapore Leaders’ Retreat.
  • •Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong witnessed the exchange of a Memorandum of Understanding on social development cooperation between the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security of Thailand and the Ministry of Social and Family Development of Singapore.
  • •The meeting marks the first Leaders’ Retreat in 11 years and occurs as Thailand and Singapore will consecutively serve as ASEAN chairs over the next 2 years.
  • •Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul stated that Thailand and Singapore will advance cooperation under 4 pillars: environment and energy-food security, economy and digital, defense and security, and regional strategic coordination.
  • •Thailand and Singapore agreed to draft four additional agreements covering digital economy, transnational crime, food security, and supply chain resilience.
  • •Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul stated that Thailand will act as a bridge to increase appropriate interaction between ASEAN and Myanmar through calibrated re-engagement.
  • •Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed that Thailand remains committed to resolving differences with Cambodia peacefully through existing bilateral mechanisms.
  • •Thailand will host a meeting of Foreign Ministers and Commerce Ministers in the near future to implement the discussion results.

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Key Entities

Person

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️
Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Thailand.
Lawrence Wong(ลอว์เรนซ์ หว่อง)ℹ️
Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore.

Place

Mandarin Oriental Hotel(โรงแรมแมนดาริน โอเรียนเต็ล)ℹ️
The venue in Bangkok where the joint press conference was held.
Bangkok(กรุงเทพฯ)ℹ️
The city where the Leaders' Retreat took place.
Myanmar(เมียนมา)ℹ️
A country where Thailand intends to act as a bridge for ASEAN interaction.
Cambodia(กัมพูชา)ℹ️
A country with which Thailand aims to resolve differences peacefully via bilateral mechanisms.
Lao PDR(สปป.ลาว)ℹ️
A country involved in the integrated power system project with Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore.

Organization

Ministry of Social Development and Human Security(กระทรวงการพัฒนาสังคมและความมั่นคงของมนุษย์)ℹ️
The Thai ministry that signed a cooperation MoU with Singapore.
Ministry of Social and Family Development(กระทรวงการพัฒนาสังคมและครอบครัว)ℹ️
The Singaporean ministry that signed a cooperation MoU with Thailand.
ASEAN(อาเซียน)ℹ️
The regional organization for which Thailand and Singapore will consecutively serve as chairs.
OECDℹ️
The organization for which Singapore supports Thailand's membership application.

Policy

Joint Statement on the Thailand-Singapore Forward-Looking Strategic Partnership
A statement serving as a guideline for the future direction of Thailand-Singapore relations.