CANBERRA, ACT, April 10 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:
MR LAWRENCE WONG, PRIME MINISTER OF SINGAPORE:Let me extend a very warm welcome to Prime Minister Albanese and your delegation to Singapore. It's very good to see you again, my friend. I would have preferred, of course, for us to meet under more favourable circumstances. Unfortunately, these are difficult times, not just for Australia and Singapore, but for countries everywhere. The conflict in the Middle East is disrupting global supply chains and energy markets. The effects are rippling across the global economy. As open and trade-dependent nations, Singapore and Australia feel these pressures directly. That is why in times like these, we must ...