The 2 nations are working collectively in newer areas, together with unmanned applied sciences, which is able to profit the skilled growth of each nations’ armed forces, he added.
Singapore and New Zealand are strengthening cooperation in essential areas like healthcare and meals provide, mentioned Mr Wong.
MTI and New Zealand’s Ministry of Overseas Affairs and Commerce signed an implementing association on using digital certification for commerce in meals and first merchandise between the 2 nations in February.
It will facilitate agri-food commerce between each nations by streamlining certification processes, mentioned the Singapore Meals Company in a separate press launch on Monday.
The well being ministries of each nations additionally signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen cooperation and partnership within the well being sector.
This contains cooperation in areas corresponding to major care, preparedness for infectious illness outbreaks and pandemics, provide chain resilience for healthcare provides, healthcare regulation and well being expertise evaluation, mentioned Singapore’s Ministry of Well being on Monday.
Past their bilateral ties, each nations will work collectively on the broader stage, mentioned Mr Wong.
“Each nations imagine in an open, rules-based worldwide system, particularly at a time when it’s beneath pressure,” he added.
As fellow founding members of the Way forward for Funding and Commerce Partnership, Singapore and New Zealand will push to maintain commerce open, guidelines clear and provide chains reliable, mentioned Mr Wong.
He additionally welcomed New Zealand’s upgrading of its relations with ASEAN to a complete strategic partnership.
Partnerships like this grow to be much more vital in these unsure occasions,” mentioned Mr Wong.
“We could also be small nations, no less than by way of inhabitants. However we now have company. And after we work along with readability, with function, and with belief, we will form outcomes collectively, flip challenges into alternatives and produce advantages to our peoples.”
