SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lawrence Wong met the deputy prime ministers of Australia and Qatar and discussed how to deepen security ties with both countries on the sidelines of the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue on May 30.
At the meeting with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the pair reaffirmed the warm and friendly bilateral relationship between the two states, Singapore’s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) said.
During the meeting at the Istana, which was also attended by Singapore’s Minister of State for Defence Desmond Choo, the two leaders discussed how to deepen cooperation in areas such as defence and energy security.
PM Wong also expressed Singapore’s appreciation for Qatar’s role in promoting regional stability and facilitating dialogue in the Middle East.
Qatar has been mired in the conflict between Iran, the US and Israel, and has supported Singapore’s efforts to repatriate its citizens from the region.
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