Singapore and France launch the Joint Year of Sustainability [fr]
Singapore and France will work towards stronger ties with a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) ahead of 2025, the 60th anniversary of relations between the two countries.
The year-long initiative will highlight bilateral cooperation in sustainable development and the green transition.
The JYOS will have a series of sustainability-focused events and initiatives from April 2024 to mid-2025, coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Singapore and France.
DPM Wong and Mr Macron also discussed ways to further enhance cooperation between France and the region, including on initiatives like the Asean power grid.
DPM Wong, who is also Finance Minister, is on an official visit to France from April 10 to 13.
Singapore and France have longstanding defence ties and robust economic, security, culture, research and education cooperation. They are also deepening cooperation in emerging areas such as the green and digital economies, clean and renewable energy, sustainability and cyber security.
France is Singapore’s second-largest trading partner in the EU, while Singapore is France’s top trading partner in Asean. Total bilateral trade in goods and services exceeded $30 billion in 2023.
France is the Republic’s fourth-largest EU investor, with almost 2,600 French enterprises operating here.