Singapore and US to deepen transport cooperation, work to revive air travel


Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung and US counterpart Pete Buttigieg held an introductory virtual meeting on April 8, 2021.- AFP

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore and the United States will deepen bilateral cooperation in the transport sector, working together in areas such as reviving international air travel in a safe manner amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The two countries will also strengthen cooperation in multilateral organisations such as the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the Ministry of Transport and the US Department of Transport said in a joint statement on Friday (April 9).

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