SINGAPORE: Singapore and Germany have agreed to elevate their bilateral ties to a "strategic partnership", said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Tuesday (Nov 19). This will "help encourage greater peace, stability, and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific" region, the two countries said in a joint declaration provided by MFA. The move came as Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz met at the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Rio de Janeiro. Both leaders