Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: "Such cooperation and exchanges are of great significance to promoting mutual understanding between officials of both sides and the development of bilateral friendly relations," He said. He made the remark in a meeting with Tan Tee How, permanent secretary of the Ministry of National Development of Singapore, who headed a Singaporean delegation of training course for permanent secretaries.

said