China's president visits Singapore

Wed, 09 Nov 1994 | Source: AFP

SINGAPORE (AFP): China's President Jiang Zemin arrived in Singapore yesterday for a three-day state visit aimed at enhancing bilateral relations and cooperation.

"I hope that this visit will help increase the understanding and friendship between our two countries and peoples and push our friendly relations and cooperation forward to a new broader vista," Jiang said in a written statement.

Jiang met with Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew immediately on arrival and was scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong today.

Singapore is Jiang's first stop in a four-nation Southeast Asian tour which will take him to Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia. He will attend the summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Indonesia on Nov. 14-15.

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