SME Times News Bureau | 31 Aug, 2019
The Union Home Minister Amit
Shah and the Minister for Home Affairs and Law of Singapore, K. Shanmugam met
in New Delhi on Saturday.
Both leaders discussed
bilateral and regional issues of mutual interest during the meeting.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah
noted that India-Singapore relations are based on shared values and approaches,
economic opportunities and convergence of interest on key issues.
He further noted that
following the visit of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to Singapore last
year a new momentum was added to the Strategic Partnership between the two
countries.
Home Minister Shanmugam, on
his part, also emphasized the importance Singapore attaches to its relations
with India.
The two leaders also
exchanged views and concerns on the challenges posed by terrorism and
extremism.
They agreed to strengthen the
existing bilateral institutional mechanisms on security issues. Both sides also
agreed to enhance cooperation in dealing with trans-national organized crimes
including drug trafficking and economic offences.
Singapore Minister K. Shanmugam
invited Amit Shah to visit Singapore.