United States President Barack Obama has said the state of the Singapore-US relationship is “very strong”, and that the consistent engagement of the US in the region is made “much easier” knowing it has ASEAN partners like Singapore.
Mr Obama was speaking at the end of a bilateral meeting with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday (Nov 22).
"I think around the world, people admire the incredible progress that Singapore has made in creating prosperity and opportunity for its people and for being an excellent international partner. And here at ASEAN and previously at APEC, I think we’ve seen that although Singapore does not have a large population, it punches above its weight, because of its wise policies, and ability to work with all countries."
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