Singapore pledges to promote ASEAN-China relations
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has pledged that Singapore, as a coordinator of the ASEAN-China ties, will actively promote the development of the relations.
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (R) and Zhao Leji, head of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee's Organisation Department (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Singaporeꦉan Prime Minister Lee HsienLoong has pledged that Singapore, as a coordinator of the Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-China ties, will actively promote thedevelopment of the relations.
The Singaporean Prime Minister made the remarks during ameeting on May 16 with Zhao Leji, a Politburo member and head of the CommunistParty of China (CPC) CentralCommittee's Organisation Department, who is on a visit to Singapore.
He congratulated Chinaon the success of the Belt and Road Forumfor International Cooperation held in Beijing on May 14 and 15.
He also affirmed that Singapore and China are important cooperativepartners with a wide range of shared interests, pledging closer friendlycontacts between two parties.
Zhao Leji stressed that China attaches importance to its relations withSingapore and is willing to promote cooperation with the Southeast Asiancountry in various fields.
He expressed his hope that Singapore will actively play its role as acoordinator to together maintain regional peace, stability and prosperity.
The CPC treasures friendly relations with Singapore's ruling People'sAction Party (PAP), the Chinese Party official noted, adding that it would liketo enhance exchanges with PAP as well as learn from each other in gover♐nancefor the sake of the two countries’ people. - VNA
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Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (R) and Zhao Leji, head of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee's Organisation Department (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) 
