- Title: U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis meets Singapore PM
- Date: 2nd June 2017
- Summary: SINGAPORE (JUNE 2, 2017) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY JIM MATTIS ENTERING ROOM AND SHAKING HANDS WITH SINGAPORE'S PRIME MINISTER LEE HSIEN LOONG MATTIS SHAKING HANDS WITH LEE AND WALKING AWAY CHAIRMAN OF U.S. JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF JOSEPH DUNFORD SHAKING HANDS WITH LEE DUNFORD AND MATTIS VARIOUS OF MATTIS SPEAKING TO LEE MATTIS MEETING IN PROGRESS
- Embargoed: 16th June 2017 11:23
- Keywords: Singapore Lee Hsien Loong US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis
- Location: SINGAPORE
- City: SINGAPORE
- Country: Singapore
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0016JL4953
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was welcomed to Singapore on Friday (June 2) by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong ahead of the region's premier defence and security forum.
Earlier in the day, Mattis told reporters that the United States remains committed to its Asia-Pacific allies. This is his second visit to the region since he took charge of the Pentagon on Jan. 20, and he will be looking to reassure allies in the region and articulate a clear U.S. policy.
U.S. President Donald Trump has actively courted Chinese support on North Korea, raising concerns among Southeast Asian allies in the lead-up to the dialogue that Washington might allow China a freer rein elsewhere in the region.
The issue of North Korea's nuclear and missile program as well as territorial disputes in the South China Sea are expected to top the agenda during talks, which are also overshadowed by an ongoing security crisis in the southern Philippines. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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