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View all search resultsSingaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong embarked on his two-day state visit to Indonesia on Tuesday in a move described by international experts as “strategic” given the archipelago’s importance to the island country and Indonesia’s projected bigger role on the global stage under the leadership of President Prabowo Subianto.
Fellow ASEAN members are likely waiting to see whether Singapore's new prime minister makes good on his promise about his leadership style, hopefully one that will not repeat the city-state's gaffe over the exclusive deal it clinched for Swift's Eras Tour.
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong called on the new leaders of Indonesia and Singapore to bring ties between the two countries to "greater heights", while President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo urged them to ensure the full implementation of both countries' milestone deals.
The meeting, a long-held tradition in which the countries’ leaders and ministers meet informally each year to discuss ways to strengthen ties, was the seventh and final one for both leaders, who will be leaving office in 2024.
The annual leaders’ retreat between President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and his Singaporean counterpart Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be a swansong for the two outgoing leaders and the first meeting between their successors, president-elect Prabowo Subianto and Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, respectively.
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