Mr Tharman was sworn in as Singapore's ninth president at the Istana on Thursday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam received messages of congratulations from some world leaders on Thursday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping called Mr Tharman to convey his well-wishes on Thursday, reported Xinhua news agency. Mr Xi pointed out that China and Singapore are friendly neighbours and important cooperative partners.He added that he is willing to establish a good working relationship with Mr Tharman to promote better integration and mutual improvement of the modernisation process in China and Singapore, the Xinhua report said.In a message posted by the British High Commission to Singapore on the platform X, formerly known as Twitter, King Charles said Singapore is a strategic partner for the United Kingdom.
“We share deep connections underpinned by the closest of economic and security ties,” he said in the message.Embed Twitter
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