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PM Lee meets world leaders, commemorates Mahatma Gandhi at UN event

He holds talks to deepen cooperation with countries such as Belgium, Uganda and Panama

Published Wed, Sep 25, 2019 · 09:50 PM

New York

PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong met several world leaders on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Tuesday (Wednesday morning, Singapore time), discussing ways for Singapore to deepen cooperation in the areas of trade and investment with countries as distant as Panama and Uganda.

Mr Lee also paid tribute to India's independence hero Mahatma Gandhi, honouring the late freedom fighter's legacy of non-violent resistance and philosophy of individual equality at an event marking the 150th anniversary of his birth on Oct 2.

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