China, Singapore and Norway inked in Singapore on Monday a
Memorandum of Understanding on maritime research development,
education and training.
The agreement was signed by visiting Chinese Communications
Minister Li Shenglin, Singapore's Transport Minister Raymond Lim
and the Norwegian Embassy's Charge d' Affaires in the city state
Lise Nordegaard.
The three sides believed that agreement will further strengthen
cooperation in maritime and shipping research among the countries,
and it will also allow for joint projects and exchange
programs.
The ties between China and Singapore in the maritime sector have
been growing stronger over the years.
In May 2004, China and Singapore signed a memorandum of
understanding on maritime cooperation, paving the way for bilateral
cooperation in areas such as shipping, port management and
development, maritime safety, training, maritime research and
development.
The China-Singapore Maritime Transport Agreement, signed in
1989, was also strengthened in March 2005 to allow Chinese and
Singapore shipping companies to establish wholly-owned subsidiaries
in Singapore and China respectively, without any geographical
limitation.
(Xinhua News Agency August 29, 2006)
