SINGAPORE: Singapore and Japan have agreed to resume essential business travel, with an agreement expected to be finalised by early September, the two countries said on Thursday .
Singapore had announced last month that it would"work closely" with Japan to make progress on resuming essential travel between the two countries, after Japan said it would proceed with discussions on the resumption of essential travel with 12 places, including Singapore.Mr Motegi is in Singapore for an official visit from Aug 12 to Aug 14, his first official visit to Singapore as foreign minister.
They agreed on the importance of ensuring supply chain connectivity, modernising international trade rules for the digital economy, and forging partnerships to promote"vaccine multilateralism" amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a Facebook post on Thursday evening, Mr Lee said that Singapore and Japan were proceeding cautiously with the resumption of essential travel between the two countries.
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