新加坡：新加坡外交部周三（10月21日）在一份声明中表示，新加坡与阿拉伯联合酋长国（阿联酋）有意启动全面经济伙伴关系协定谈判。
SINGAPORE: Singapore and the United Arab Emirates intend to launch negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a statement on Wednesday (Oct 21).
外交部表示，该协定将深化经济融合，促进贸易和投资流动，并为两国企业创造机遇。
The agreement will deepen economic integration, facilitate trade and investment flows, and create opportunities for businesses in both countries, the MFA said.
这一宣布是在新加坡总理黄循财对中东进行正式访问期间（其中包括卡塔尔一站）由黄循财和阿联酋总统穆罕默德·本·扎耶德·阿勒纳哈扬共同作出的。
The announcement was made by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed Zayed Al Nahyan during an official visit by Mr Wong to the Middle East, including a stop in Qatar.
黄循财在阿布扎比会见了穆罕默德总统，两国领导人重申了新加坡与阿联酋之间温暖且长久的关系。
Mr Wong met with Sheikh Mohamed in Abu Dhabi, where the two leaders reaffirmed the warm and longstanding relations between Singapore and the UAE.
他们还见证了能源合作、水务合作和病媒控制三份谅解备忘录的交换，并欢迎两国建立新的联合能源工作组。
They also witnessed the exchange of three Memorandums of Understanding in energy cooperation, water cooperation and disease vector control, and welcomed the establishment of a new joint energy task force between both countries.
该工作组将能够识别能源价值链各环节的机遇，从贸易到基础设施再到下游活动。双方还欢迎在核能领域的持续合作，涉及阿联酋核能公司（ENEC）。
The task force will be able to identify opportunities across the energy value chain, from trading to infrastructure and downstream activities. Both sides also welcomed ongoing cooperation in nuclear energy, involving the Emirates Nuclear Energy Company (ENEC).
访问期间，黄循财还会见了阿布扎比王储哈利德·本·穆罕默德·本·扎耶德·阿勒纳哈扬。两位领导人欢迎两国强劲的经济和商业联系，并讨论了在共同优先领域深化合作的机遇。
Mr Wong also met the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khaled Mohamed Zayed Al Nahyan during his visit. Both leaders welcomed the strong economic and commercial ties between their countries and discussed opportunities to deepen cooperation in areas of shared priorities.
黄循财周三在脸书发文表示：“阿联酋是新加坡在中东最大的贸易伙伴。我们的经济联系强劲，我们看到在人工智能、数字化、能源、国防和太空等领域深化合作的良好潜力。”
"The UAE is Singapore’s largest trading partner in the Middle East. Our economic ties are strong, and we see good potential to deepen cooperation in areas such as AI, digitalisation, energy, defence and space," Mr Wong said in a Facebook post on Wednesday.
他说，为进一步推进经济伙伴关系，全面经济伙伴关系协定的讨论即将开始。
To take the economic partnership further, discussions on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement are starting, he said.
在全球环境日益充满不确定性的背景下，黄循财和穆罕默德酋长强调了可信伙伴关系的重要性，以及加强经济和安全韧性。
Against the backdrop of an increasingly uncertain global environment, Mr Wong and Sheikh Mohamed underscored the importance of trusted partnerships and strengthening economic and security resilience.
黄循财重申新加坡与阿联酋团结一致，并对该国的韧性和长期经济前景表示信心。
Mr Wong reaffirmed Singapore's solidarity with the UAE and expressed confidence in the country's resilience and long-term economic prospects.
“这是阿联酋和更广泛的中东地区的艰难时期。在这些充满挑战的时刻，新加坡作为值得信赖的伙伴和朋友，与阿联酋站在一起，”他在脸书上写道，并表示很高兴在地区冲突于3月爆发后不久与对方通电话后，能亲自会见阿联酋领导人。
"This has been a difficult period for the UAE and the wider Middle East. Through these challenging times, Singapore stands with the UAE as a trusted partner and friend," he wrote on Facebook, adding that he was glad to meet the UAE leader in person after speaking with him on the phone soon after the regional conflict broke out in March.
黄循财说，双方就地区局势发展以及恢复和平与稳定的重要性交换了意见。他们还讨论了如何加强东南亚国家联盟（东盟）与海湾阿拉伯国家合作委员会（海合会）之间的关系。
Mr Wong said they exchanged views on regional developments and the importance of restoring peace and stability. They also discussed how to strengthen ties between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
新加坡和阿联酋在一份联合声明中说，新加坡将于2027年担任东盟轮值主席国，两国希望推进东盟—海合会自由贸易协定谈判。
Singapore will chair ASEAN in 2027, where both nations hope to advance talks toward an ASEAN–GCC Free Trade Agreement, Singapore and UAE said in a joint statement.
新加坡和阿联酋去年纪念建交40周年，双边非石油贸易总额达约65亿美元，较前年增长25%。
Singapore and the UAE commemorated 40 years of diplomatic relations last year, and total non-oil bilateral trade reached around US$6.5 billion last year, up 25 per cent from the year before.
两国在联合声明中说，双方同意致力于进一步拓展贸易和投资关系，并欢迎新加坡国家投资公司淡马锡宣布将通过在阿布扎比设立办事处来深化其在阿联酋的布局。
In a joint statement, the two countries said they agreed to work towards further expanding trade and investment ties, and welcomed Singapore state investor Temasek's announcement that it would deepen its presence in the UAE by opening an office in Abu Dhabi.
淡马锡上个月宣布，计划在明年上半年于利雅得和阿布扎比设立办事处，但须待获批准。这将使淡马锡的全球网络扩展至11个国家的15个办事处。
Temasek announced last month that it plans to open offices in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi in the first half of next year, subject to approvals. That would bring Temasek's global network to 15 offices in 11 countries.
在为期五天的地区访问接近尾声时，黄循财将前往迪拜，会见阿联酋副总理、同时兼任财政部长和迪拜副酋长的谢赫·马克图姆·穆罕默德·拉希德·阿勒马克图姆。
Towards the end of his five-day visit to the region, Mr Wong will be visiting Dubai to meet UAE's Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Maktoum Mohamed Rashid Al Maktoum, who is also Finance Minister and Deputy Ruler of Dubai.
他还将出席为海外新加坡人举办的招待会。超过4000名新加坡人居住在阿联酋，是该地区最大的新加坡人社区。
He will also attend a reception for overseas Singaporeans. More than 4,000 Singaporeans live in the UAE, the biggest such community in the region.
联合声明称：“双方欢迎新加坡与阿联酋之间文化和民间交往的深化，这构成了双边关系的重要基础。”黄循财将于周四返回新加坡。
"Both sides welcomed the deepening of cultural and people-to-people ties between Singapore and the UAE, which form an important foundation of the bilateral relationship," the joint statement said. Mr Wong will return to Singapore on Thursday.