Singapore envoy praises trilateral agreement with ULFA faction

Singapore’s High Commissioner Simon Wong said the peace deal signed with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) pro-negotiators would pave the way for investment in the northeast region. The envoy had confirmed in early November that Assam’s products have an immediate market in Singapore.

“We are pleased to see the historic tripartite peace agreement signed between ULFA, GOI and the Assam government. This will consolidate peace in the region and encourage foreign investors like Singapore to expand into the Northeast. It will give us a boost,” High Commissioner Wong said in a social media post on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday. The High Commissioner’s remarks were in response to a message from the same rostrum by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who highlighted the agreement as a major achievement and described December 29 as a “historic day”. .

This is the first response from foreign representatives on the agreement signed on Friday under which a time-bound program will be created by the Ministry of Home Affairs to meet the demands of ULFA and a committee will be set up to monitor its progress.

Singapore has deepened its friendly relations with Assam in recent months, and in March this year, High Commissioner Wong attended the opening of the Assam branch of Singaporean consultancy firm Surbana Jurong by Prime Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. visited Guwahati.

In November, Mr Wong visited the Assam Pavilion at the 42nd India International Trade Fair here and praised the products on display, saying Singapore had a ready market for Assam products. On the occasion, Chief Minister Sarma said, “Like you, I too hope that more Assamese products will be exported and sold to Singapore and Southeast Asia through the direct air cargo route between Guwahati and Singapore.” ” he said. In September, Prime Minister Sarma was awarded the Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship from Singapore for his “outstanding contribution to public service”.