S'pore to sign FTA with Pacific Alliance in 2021; Covid-19 cases all under control - 8 imported and zero local cases

(From left) Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Dr Vivian Balakrishnan at the Pacific Alliance Summit held on Friday (Dec 11). - The Straits Times/Asian News Network

SINGAPORE, Dec 12 (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore is planning to sign a free trade agreement next year with the Pacific Alliance, which consists of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, after making significant progress on it.

After three years of negotiations, the Pacific Alliance-Singapore free trade agreement (PASFTA) has reached a "substantial conclusion", said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's press secretary, Chang Li Lin, in a statement on Friday night (Dec 11).