During his visit, the president of the Republic of Singapore, Tony TAN Keng Yam, has met with the president of the Swiss Confederation, Didier Burkhalter, and Federal Councillors Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, head of the Federal Department of Finance, and Johann N. Schneider-Ammann, head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research.
In order to reinforce the ties, the Swiss and Singaporean delegations signed a Declaration of Enhanced Partnership.
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The two presidents affirmed their desire to strengthen and enhance relations between Switzerland and the South-East Asian city state. © FDFA ©
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On Thursday, 8 May, President Didier Burkhalter received the President of the Republic of Singapore, Tony TAN Keng Yam, on an official visit. © FDFA ©
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Signing of a declaration on deepening the partnership between Switzerland and Singapore: the President of the Swiss Confederation, Didier Burkhalter, and the President of the Singapore, Tony TAN Keng Yam, standing behind Simon Wong and the deputy state secretary, Beat Nobs (r.), head of the Asia and Pacific Division of the FDFA © FDFA ©
Bilateral relations
Singapore and Switzerland maintain good relations and cooperate closely, particularly in the economic, research and the educational fields. As a result of favourable conditions, more than 300 Swiss companies are represented in Singapore. Universities in the two countries facilitate extensive student exchanges.
Singapore is Switzerland's main trading partner in South-East Asia. The signing of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and Singapore in 2003, the first such agreement with an Asian country, resulted in a sharp increase in trade between Switzerland and Singapore.
Bilateral relations between Switzerland and Singapore
