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PM Lee: Visit to Russia 'significant', long overdue

Wrapping up his three-day visit to Moscow, he invites Russian PM to Singapore, looks forward to growing trade ties further with Russia

Lee U-Wen

Published Thu, May 19, 2016 · 09:50 PM

Singapore economy

Singapore

PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong spent Thursday, the third and final day of his stay in Moscow, meeting his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev. This was the pair's second meeting in the space of six months, having met on the sidelines of the East Asian Summit in Kuala Lumpur last November.

In his remarks at this latest meeting in the Russian capital, Mr Lee said tha…