Singapore PM in Myanmar

Wed, 25 Mar 1998, 00:00 WIB | Source: REUTERS

YANGON (Reuters): Singapore's Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong
arrived in the Myanmar capital yesterday for talks with the
military government and the expected signing of a pact on mutual
visa exemptions.

Analysts expect Goh, on a 24-hour visit, to discuss Asia's
financial problems and possibly to review with his hosts a
proposal for members of the Association of South East Asian
Nations (ASEAN) to conduct trade in non-dollar regional
currencies.

Myanmar joined ASEAN last year.

Goh, visiting Myanmar for the second time as Singapore
premier, is due to visit Hlaing Thayer industrial zone in a
western Yangon suburb.

He was scheduled to breakfast with Singapore businessmen in
Yangon today before leaving for Thailand.

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