Singapore FM to lead delegation

Thu, 07 Dec 2000 | Source: AFP

SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore is sending Foreign Minister S. Jayakumar to a planned meeting between ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) in Laos next week, the government said on Wednesday.

He is also expected to have talks on the sidelines with his Indonesian counterpart Alwi Shihab over recent criticisms of Singapore by Shihab and Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid.

A statement from the ministry of foreign affairs said Jayakumar will lead the Singapore delegation for the ASEAN-EU meeting in Vientiane from Dec. 11-12.

It said the meeting "aims to further strengthen the links between ASEAN and Europe."

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