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Singapore to join Pacific Alliance as associate member

Three other countries will be admitted to the alliance.

Reuters reported that Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Canada are expected to join as associate members of Pacific Alliance.

The Pacific Alliance trade group will explore whether to create a single passport for its four member nations in a bid to encourage tourism and trade across the world, Colombia's migration director said on Thursday.

The alliance, which comprises Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru and was formed in April 2011, has already abolished transit visas for their more than 230 million joint inhabitants.

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