Please agree to our privacy policy to enable news listening. (Central News Agency reporter Wu Shenghong, Singapore, 19th) Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong attended the ASEAN-Russia Memorial Summit, during which he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Lawrence Wong said that Singapore’s position on the Ukraine issue is not about taking sides, but rather because it firmly believes that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries must be respected; it supports the promotion of long-term peace in accordance with international law and the United Nations Charter. Lawrence Wong attended the ASEAN-Russia Memorial Summit in Kazan, Russia yesterday, during which he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to press materials from Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the two sides exchanged views on bilateral relations, regional and international developments. ASEAN and Russia established dialogue relations in 1991, and this year marks the 35th anniversary of the two sides becoming dialogue partners. Lianhe Zaobao reported today that after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Singapore announced sanctions against Russia. The relevant sanctions mainly targeted military, technological and financial activities related to Russia’s war operations and have not been lifted yet. Putin mentioned at the meeting that due to the impact of sanctions, the potential of economic cooperation between the two sides has not been fully realized. Lawrence Wong pointed out in a Facebook post that Singapore’s position on the Ukraine issue is not about taking sides, but rather because it firmly believes that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries must be respected. Singapore supports efforts to promote a fair and sustainable peace in accordance with international law and the United Nations Charter. He mentioned that even if countries do not agree on all issues, dialogue and exchanges are still valuable. Singapore values its long-term relationship with Russia and the Russian people and will continue to look for opportunities to cooperate in areas of common interest. In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Singapore expressed strong condemnation at the time and emphasized that Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity must be respected. Not only that, Singapore has also imposed sanctions on several specific Russian banks and implemented export controls on items that can directly be used as weapons to harm the Ukrainian people and can be used to launch cyber attacks. Singapore’s then State Counselor and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean once stated that this was Singapore’s consistent position and gave an example. Singapore voted against the US invasion of Grenada at the United Nations General Assembly in 1983; from 1979 to 1989, it also voted against Vietnam’s invasion of Cambodia at the United Nations General Assembly. (Editor: Chen Chenggong) 1150619 supports the Central News Agency’s choice to stand with the facts. Every donation you make is a small amount of support to protect press freedom. Download the Central News Agency’s “First-hand News” APP to get the latest news in real time. The text, pictures and audio and video of this website may not be reproduced, publicly broadcast or publicly transmitted and used without authorization.
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