Shangri-La Dialogue

“(Peace) requires defence, yes, but it also requires prevention,” says the Timor-Leste president

He was addressing the security and defence forum on May 30

Defence Minister Khaled also slammed the global public for what he called “hypocrisy” when it comes to genocide and war crimes

The FPDA brings together Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand and Britain in a consultative security framework

Major General Meng Xiangqing did not comment on the specific points raised by Hegseth at the SLD

The Qatari DPM separately met President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong on May 30

This was among the issues discussed at a meeting he hosted for visiting ministers and representatives

The eight leaders stressed the need to uphold the right of transit passage under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

This comes as the region has become an arena for the strategic rivalry between the US and China