News India Government asks Singapore to expedite pending Letters Rogatory

Government asks Singapore to expedite pending Letters Rogatory

Monaco: India today asked Singapore to hasten the process of giving replies to judicial requests sent by country's investigating agencies.This was conveyed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh to Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean

Singh underlined that six fields -- strategic partnership, scaling of trade and investment, speeding connectivity including air and maritime, skill development, smart cities including urban development with waste and water management, state's focus to forge cultural and economic ties -- that need to be strengthened by both the countries.

The home minister said that Singapore is a vital partner and a gateway to ASEAN countries and India appreciates the role played by Singapore in this regard.

CBI Director Ranjit Sinha emphasised on exchange of faculty and training towards capacity building of police officers of India and Singapore. Sinha also proposed signing of an MoU between India and Singapore on this issue.

The Singaporean deputy prime minister while expressing his agreement with all the issues raised by the Indian delegation, extended an invitation to the home minister to visit Singapore.

 

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