Seoul: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong agreed Sunday to establish a strategic partnership between their countries and expand cooperation across various sectors, including defense and trade.

The leaders announced the launch of the strategic partnership during a joint press conference at the presidential office following their summit talks, which took place during Wong’s official visit to South Korea.

“Our two countries have many similarities, in that we have both achieved remarkable growth based on human capital and an open free trade order despite limited land, scarce resources and challenging geopolitical environment,” Lee said.

The two sides reached their first agreement on exports of beef and pork from Jeju Island to Singapore and fu

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