Singapore PM and Jokowi to meet in person for retreat, possibly in Bintan


Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (left) and Indonesian President Joko Widodo. - MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION, REUTERS

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be meeting in person for the Leaders' Retreat this year, and possibly, on the holiday island of Bintan.

At a joint press conference in Jakarta on Thursday (March 25), Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi discussed forging ways to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic together and preparations for the annual Leaders' Retreat later this year.

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