The four-day visit to Qatar was Madam Halimah Yacob’s last as Singapore’s head of state, after she announced last month that she will not be running in the upcoming presidential election this year.
DOHA, Qatar: Meeting Singaporeans based abroad and expanding Singapore's diplomatic space on state visits, has been a “fulfilling” part of her term, President Halimah Yacob said on Thursday at the end of her trip to Qatar.
On her visit, she met with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Hamad Al Thani and witnessed the signing of several memoranda of understanding in the areas of capacity building, liquefied natural gas and low-carbon technology, food security, cybersecurity, and innovation. President Halimah being received by Indonesian President Joko Widodo on her state visit to Indonesia in 2020, one of 11 in her term.
The Singaporean identity is associated with being highly skilled, and coming from a background where people are disciplined and hardworking, she said. Foreign businesses alsoMadam Halimah noted that Singapore has strong positive branding globally. SMALL STATES “They don't have that memory or the experience, but they were able to galvanise the resources and bring the expertise and stage a world class match,” she said of her visit to the Lusail Stadium, where the final of the tournament was held.
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