STRENGTHENING SINGAPORE-UK TIES
In response to a question on whether the saga with Mr Lee has dented relations between Singapore and the UK, Mr Wong said that decisions on political asylum are for the UK government to make, and that he cannot speak for them.
“But I met (UK Prime Minister) Keir Starmer at CHOGM (Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting), and we had a good conversation. We didn’t talk about this particular matter,” he said.
Mr Wong had visited Samoa last month for the Commonwealth summit, his first in his capacity as prime minister.
“We have a strategic partnership with the UK. We have many areas of cooperation to work on, and we think that there will be opportunities for us to strengthen the relationship further, especially as we mark 60 years of diplomatic ties next year,” said Mr Wong.
