Singapore Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and National Development, Sim Ann, has been appointed as Special Envoy to represent Singapore and attend a peace summit in Ukraine later this month.
In a Facebook post on Jun. 4, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong wrote that Switzerland will be hosting the summit, and had invited Singapore to participate.
He said he had spoken to Swiss President Viola Amherd on the evening of Jun. 4 and informed her of Sim's appointment.
"President Amherd and I also reaffirmed the friendly relations between our countries and underlined the importance of working together to uphold the principles of the UN Charter," PM Wong added.
She expressed that she was honoured to be representing Singapore in the summit.
He made a speech focusing on the Russian invasion of his country, and commented on other global affairs such as the Israel-Hamas war.
@mothershipsg Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen shared a stage with Ukraine’s President Zelensky at the Shangri-La Dialogue. #ukraine #sgnews ♬ original sound - Mothership
While here, he also met with President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and PM Wong.
In a tweet following his meeting, Zelensky said he had invited Wong to the summit.
I invited Singapore's Prime Minister @LawrenceWongST to attend the first Global Peace Summit in person. I also outlined Ukraine's vision of the summit’s outcomes.
We focused specifically on expanding our economic cooperation, particularly the prospects for increased trade and… pic.twitter.com/Wv94sxVBNn
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) June 2, 2024
According to the Switzerland Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, the summit will be held on Jun. 15 and 16 in the Bürgenstock resort.
It aims to provide a platform for dialogue on ways towards a comprehensive, just and lasting peace for Ukraine based on international law and the UN Charter in order to facilitate a peace process.
Top photos via Sim Ann/Facebook & Volodymyr Zelenskyy/Facebook