Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is among more than 50 delegates attending the 4th Nuclear Security Summit in Washington DC.
File photo of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. (Photo: Xabryna Kek)
WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, in Washington DC to attend the Nuclear Security Summit, has arrived at the White House for a delegation dinner hosted by US President Barack Obama.
Mr Lee is among more than 50 delegates attending the 4th
Nuclear Security Summit. They are expected to discuss perceptions of
nuclear security threat, among other topics, during the dinner.
On Friday, the representatives will also speak at the summit on what their countries have done to boost nuclear security.
The Nuclear Security Summit was proposed by Mr Obama in 2009
and first held in 2010. The aim of the summit is to reduce the threat
of nuclear terrorism globally.
Subsequent summits were held once every two years. This
year’s summit is expected to be the final one, coinciding with the end
of Mr Obama's term in office.
Earlier, Mr Lee met various US officials, including Federal
Reserve chair Janet Yellen and US Trade Representative Michael Froman.
Mr Lee last met Ms Yellen in 2014 and Mr Froman in 2015.
They exchanged views on the global economy and prospects of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
- CNA/de
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