Singapore Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam, who is currently in the
United States on a week-long introductory visit in his new capacity
as Foreign Minister, will be visiting China from Thursday to
Saturday. He will be accompanied by officials from the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (MFA), the MFA said in a statement on Monday.
He will meet his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi and other
Chinese leaders.
'Singapore values its strong and substantive relations with
China which have flourished through frequent high-level visits,
strengthening economic linkages, extensive cooperation in many
fields, and growing contacts between our peoples,' Mr Shanmugam
said.
'I look forward to discussing with the Chinese leaders ways to
broaden and deepen areas of our cooperation, on bilateral matters
as well as on regional and global issues of common concern,' he
added.
-- ST
