29 Nov 2021
PM Lee meets world leaders at G20 summit
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met several world leaders in Rome on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit, including leaders from Australia, Britain, France and other countries.
Reported by 1 outlet
PM Lee meets world leaders at G20 summit
ROME - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong rounded off the second and final day of this year's Group of 20 (G20) Leaders' Summit with bilateral meetings with several leaders on the sidelines, according to The Straits Times.
He met Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and also called on French President Emmanuel Macron.
In a Facebook post, PM Lee said he also caught up over the weekend with United States President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
On Saturday, he met European Council President Charles Michel, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Singapore is not a G20 member, but has been invited to this year's meetings as one of several guest countries. The annual summit was the first in-person G20 summit since the pandemic began last year.