Hanoi, May 29 -- PROACTIVELY SHAPING PEACE, STABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN A WORLD OF TURBULENCE
Your Excellency Lawrence Wong, Prime Minister of the host country Singapore,
Dr. Bastian Giegerich, Director-General of International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS),
Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,
At the outset, I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the Government of Singapore and the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) for the honour of addressing the opening session of this important forum. For more than two decades, the Shangri-La Dialogue has evolved into a premier platform for regional security exchange, where nations share perspectives, listen carefully to one another, and seek responsible pat...