Singapore's Prime Minister Meets with Saudi FM

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA
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Singapore's Prime Minister Meets with Saudi FM

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA

Singapore’s Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Lawrence Wong, met on Wednesday with Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, who is currently on an official visit to Singapore.
Prince Faisal conveyed greetings from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, to Singapore's Prime Minister, wishing further progress and prosperity for the government and people of Singapore, SPA reported.

The Prime Minister of Singapore reciprocated by extending his greetings and appreciation to the leadership and the people of Saudi Arabia.
During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations, highlighting the significance of maintaining bilateral coordination to advance their mutual interests and deliberating on regional and international issues of common interest.



Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy Travels to UAE as Momentum Grows for War Peace Talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is welcomed upon his arrival in the UAE. (AFP)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is welcomed upon his arrival in the UAE. (AFP)
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Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy Travels to UAE as Momentum Grows for War Peace Talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is welcomed upon his arrival in the UAE. (AFP)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is welcomed upon his arrival in the UAE. (AFP)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to the United Arab Emirates late Sunday as momentum grows for potential peace talks ending Moscow's war on the country.

Zelenskyy arrived in Abu Dhabi after attending the Munich Security Conference in Germany. Footage released by his office showed him and his wife, Olena Zelenska, being greeted by an Emirati official and honor guard at the airport late Sunday night.

Zelenska has traveled to the UAE since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, but this trip is Zelenskyy’s first to the UAE since the war began.

“Our top priority is bringing even more of our people home from captivity,” Zelenskyy's office said in messages online. “We will also focus on investments and economic partnership, as well as a large-scale humanitarian program.”

Zelenskyy's visit comes as Denis Manturov, Russia's first deputy prime minister, visited earlier Sunday with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

A readout from the UAE state news agency (WAM) described the talks as focusing on “growing UAE-Russia ties and ways to advance shared interests, benefiting both nations and their peoples.”