Visit of Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority His Excellency Dr Mohammad Shtayyeh, 26 to 29 October 2022
27 October 2022
Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority (PA) His Excellency Dr Mohammad Shtayyeh called on President Halimah Yacob at the Istana today. President Halimah and Prime Minister Shtayyeh reaffirmed the warm ties between Singapore and the PA, and exchanged views on developments in the Middle East. President Halimah welcomed more Palestinian officials to participate in courses and training programmes under the Enhanced Technical Assistance Package (ETAP).
Prime Minister Shtayyeh also called on and was hosted to lunch by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Prime Minister Lee reiterated Singapore’s commitment to support Palestinian capacity-building efforts through the ETAP including post-graduate scholarships in Singapore. Singapore was happy to share our experience in relevant areas of interest. Prime Minister Lee reiterated Singapore’s longstanding and principled support for a negotiated two-state solution consistent with relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions that allows both Israelis and Palestinians to live side-by-side in peace and security. Prime Minister Lee and Prime Minister Shtayyeh had a good exchange of views on regional and global developments.
