Conducive strategic environment, stability, key to countries' pandemic recovery, says PM Lee

Singapore

AS Asean and its partners adapt to live with Covid-19, they will only be able to fully recover within a conducive strategic environment, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told an annual gathering of 18 leaders from across the region on Wednesday (Oct 27).

Speaking at the East Asia Summit, he noted that amid the continued challenges of major power competition and geopolitical tensions, Singapore is heartened by the commitment shown by the regional bloc's external partners in upholding Asean centrality and cooperating with its platforms.