Summers to meet S'pore PM

Summers to meet S'pore PM

SINGAPORE (Reuters): U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers will call on Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong early on Monday, a government statement said on Saturday.

Singapore is the first stop in Summers' whirlwind Asian tour to assess the region's deepening economic crisis.

Summers' visit, to express American support for Asian stabilization, includes Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia.

President Bill Clinton spoke late on Thursday to Goh and Indonesia's President Soeharto to discuss the regional economic situation and announced Summers' tour after those conversations.

The U.S. Treasury said Summers' trip was assembled in a hurry after being announced by the White House on Thursday and could expand to include other countries.