Zelensky hopes to meet the Chinese delegation led by Defence Minister Dong Jun, said a source.
SINGAPORE – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Singapore June 1 and will address the Shangri-La Dialogue on June 2, as he seeks to rally support for his country, which faces a renewed assault two years after Russian forces invaded.
Forum organisers confirmed that Mr Zelensky is slated to speak at the seventh plenary session titled “Re-Imagining Solutions for Global Peace and Regional Stability”, which starts at 11.30am. Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen and Malaysia Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin will be speaking at the same session.
A well-positioned source told The Straits Times that the Ukrainian delegation hopes to meet the Chinese delegation led by Defence Minister Dong Jun.“He meets the Americans and Europeans all the time, so he would want to use this forum to reach out to the Asian community,” the source said. Asked if Admiral Dong would agree to meet Mr Zelensky, the Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said: “I do not answer hypothetical questions.”
Mr Zelensky’s attendance at the 2024 edition of Asia’s premier security conference comes as security assistance for his country isHe last spoke at the Dialogue remotely in 2022, when he appeared on video conference wearing a black T-shirt bearing an illustrationOrganised by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the annual Shangri-La Dialogue is attended by defence ministers from around the world, includingSome believe Mr Zelensky’s appearance is likely to drum up support for the...
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