Singapore Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam, who is currently in the United States on a week-long introductory visit in his new capacity as Foreign Minister, will be visiting China from Thursday to Saturday. He will be accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), the MFA said in a statement on Monday.
He will meet his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi and other Chinese leaders.
'Singapore values its strong and substantive relations with China which have flourished through frequent high-level visits, strengthening economic linkages, extensive cooperation in many fields, and growing contacts between our peoples,' Mr Shanmugam said.
'I look forward to discussing with the Chinese leaders ways to broaden and deepen areas of our cooperation, on bilateral matters as well as on regional and global issues of common concern,' he added.
-- ST