Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on 29 October 2010 at the sidelines of the 17th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Hanoi.
Prime Minister Lee and Prime Minister Gillard had a good exchange of views on Australia's engagement with ASEAN and global issues such as climate change. Both Prime Ministers reaffirmed the excellent state of relations between Singapore and Australia, especially cooperation in the areas of defence, trade and education.
Prime Minister Lee extended an invitation to Prime Minister Gillard to visit Singapore.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
29 OCTOBER 2010