The Russian Ambassador spoke about the prospects of relations with Singapore

Russia and Singapore have managed to maintain channels for constructive joint work in a number of mutually beneficial areas, both in a bilateral format and on multilateral platforms, Russian Ambassador to Singapore Nikolai Kudashev told Izvestia.

"We regularly exchange views on topical issues of Russian-Singaporean relations and regional issues within the framework of the mechanism of inter-ministerial consultations. Last year, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Andrey Rudenko held talks in Singapore with Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore Albert Chua. A regular meeting of the two deputy ministers in Moscow is scheduled for April," the diplomat said.

In particular, the parties are cooperating at the United Nations, where Singapore joined as a co-sponsor of the General Assembly resolution initiated by Russia on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The delegations of the two countries participate in the work of major international forums on each other's territory. The Singaporeans' commitment to continuing the dialogue gives hope for the return of bilateral cooperation to normal, said the Russian Ambassador to Singapore.

"As far as we know, there is no question of the republic's review of sanctions. The country's leadership remains on the same anti-Russian positions on this issue. Nevertheless, the Singaporeans' commitment to continuing dialogue with us in certain areas seems to give hope that in the foreseeable future, prerequisites may form for the return of the entire range of bilateral cooperation to normal," Kudashev stressed.

The dialogue with Singapore continues through the Russian regions (for example, Moscow and Tatarstan), covering such areas as education, healthcare and science.

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