The 16th session of the Abu Dhabi–Singapore Joint Forum (ADSJF) was held in Abu Dhabi, in attendance of the Co-Chairs His Excellency Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority, and His Excellency Dr Tan See Leng, Minister-in-Charge of Energy and Science & Technology in Singapore.
During the session, the Co-Chairs commended the strong bilateral relations and the Comprehensive Partnership between the UAE and Singapore. The UAE continues to be Singapore’s largest trading partner in the Middle East with total non-oil trade of US$5.2 billion in 2024, underscoring the scale of the economic partnership between the two countries. Both sides expressed their ongoing commitment to expanding cooperation across areas of mutual strategic significance, including healthcare, energy, technology, artificial intelligence, space, education, peaceful nuclear energy and water scarcity.
The forum highlighted a new partnership in the energy sector where TAQA Transmission and Singapore Energy Interconnections (SGEI) have signed an agreement to collaborate on knowledge exchange in key areas such as power interconnections and renewable energy integration. The agreement also paves the way for exploring future business and investment opportunities.
