Indonesian and Singaporean leaders hold annual talks, joined this year by their successors
BOGOR, Indonesia (AP) — Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday celebrated the countries’ continued cooperation at their seventh and final Leaders’ Retreat in Jakarta, an annual meeting between the two Southeast Asian leaders that was also attended this year by their successors.
Lee’s visit to Indonesia is one of his last working trips before he hands over the reins of his administration to a new leader. The eldest son of Singaporean founding father Lee Kuan Yew announced his resignation earlier this month after two decades at the helm. His deputy prime minister and finance minister, Lawrence Wong, will succeed him in May.
Widodo, Indonesia’s first president from outside the traditional Jakarta elite who is widely known by the nickname Jokowi, will be succeeded by Prabowo Subianto, who takes office in October.
Related articles
Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. to lead Indianapolis 500 field in Corvette pace car
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. will drive the pace car for the 108th ru2024-05-21Expanded Xinjiang Museum opens to public
Actors perform at the Xinjiang Museum in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Reg2024-05-21Paris 2024 countdown 100 days: moving forward amid expectations
With the Olympic flame lit on Tuesday in ancient Olympia, the countdown to the Paris Olympic Games h2024-05-21- Xuzhou is a major city in east China's Jiangsu province with a time-honored history and splendid cul2024-05-21
Justin Timberlake set to bring his The Forget Tomorrow World Tour to Australia in 2025
Justin Timberlake is set to bring his The Forget Tomorrow World Tour to Australia next year.Daily Ma2024-05-21Neymar to return to Santos in 2025: reports
Neymar could leave Al-Hilal to return to his original club Santos next year, according to media repo2024-05-21
atest comment