Leaders of Singapore and Poland call for strengthened partnership

Amid a more challenging trade and geopolitical environment, Singapore looks forward to strengthening its partnership with Poland and to the two countries working more closely together, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on June 13.

- Anjali Raguraman

In a Facebook post following his meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda, PM Wong said Poland is an important partner for the Republic in central and eastern Europe, and that the two countries have growing trade, investment and people-to-people ties.

"But there is still tremendous potential for us to do more together," PM Wong said, adding that he and Mr Duda had discussed strengthening cooperation in areas such as port development, food security and logistics.

Mr Duda was on a three-day state visit to Singapore from June 11 to June 13—the first visit by a Polish head of state to the Republic in more than 20 years.

At a business forum earlier on June 13, Mr Duda said his visit to the Republic reflects Poland's political will to bring the two countries closer.

"The world has entered a new phase of global economic relations, a time when diversification, resilience and trusted partnerships will define success," he said to business leaders gathered at Shangri-La Singapore.

"The Poland-Singapore partnership can be part of that new global architecture."

Potential areas for collaboration include advanced manufacturing, food products, logistics and trade facilitation, said Mr Duda.