“We cannot condone any country arguing that another country’s independence is the result of historical errors and crazy decisions,” Prime Minister Lee said at the White House on March 29.
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Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong met with U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss Indo-Pacific security, the Ukraine war, and investment between the countries at the White House on Tuesday.
Lee began a week-long working visit to the United States on Saturday.
What follows are remarks from Biden and Lee’s joint press conference that followed their meeting at approximately 1:30 p.m. local time, as transcribed by the White House Press Office.
President Biden
Welcome back to the White House. I’m honored to welcome Prime Minister Lee to the White House today. And I’m proud — and I mean this sincerely — I’m really proud of the partnership that — between Singapore and the United States. It’s as close and as strong as it’s ever been.
And together, we’re working to uphold a rules-based order — international order, supporting the founding principles of the United Nations, and advance a future for the Indo-Pacific that is both free and open.
As we look toward the future, Prime Minister Lee and I share a commitment to ASEAN as — and its centrality in all of what we do. And I’m looking forward to hosting the ASEAN leaders here in Washington, D.C., for a Special Summit this spring.
We also discussed a wide range of concerns for peace and stability in the…
