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"(Our) agencies negotiated an arrangement with her to come to
Singapore and perform and to make Singapore her only stop in
Southeast Asia," Lee told a press conference in Melbourne, where
he is attending a regional summit.
"It has turned out to be a very successful arrangement. I don't
see that as being unfriendly."
Swift is currently part way though six sold-out shows in
Singapore, her only stop in Southeast Asia.
Singapore's government previously said it had given Swift a
grant to play in the city-state, without mentioning the terms of
the deal.
The announcement annoyed other countries in the region, with the
Thai prime minister saying the grant was made on condition that
it would be Swift's only show in Southeast Asia, while a
Filipino lawmaker said it "isn't what good neighbors do".
Last month, Singapore's tourism board and culture ministry
referred to the economic benefits brought by Swift's concerts
around the world due to her popularity, and said the ministry
had worked with concert promoter AEG Presents to get Swift to
perform in Singapore.
(Reporting by Alasdair Pal in Sydney; Editing by Jacqueline
Wong)
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