U.S. defense chief in Singapore

Sun, 17 Sep 2000, 00:00 WIB | Source: DPA

SINGAPORE (DPA): U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen arrived
in Singapore on Saturday from the Philippines where the military
pounded the bases of extremists holding an American and 18 other
hostages after Cohen urged more negotiations.

The stopover in the city-state enabled Cohen to "exchange
views on regional developments" with Acting Prime Minister Lee
Hsien Loong, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew and Acting Minister for
Defense David Lim, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

Cohen was scheduled to depart for Indonesia on Sunday.

While in Manila, Cohen also offered counter-terrorist training
for the Philippine military.

The visit to Singapore is Cohen's third as secretary of
defense. He was last there in October 1999.

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