BEIJING (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan is in China for meetings with his Asean and Chinese counterparts this week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a statement on Sunday (June 6).
He arrived in the south-western city of Chongqing on Sunday for the two-day visit.
This is part of the 30th anniversary of Asean-China Dialogue Relations, and comes as South-east Asian nations are dealing with a spike in Covid-19 infections, the ongoing crisis in Myanmar and a rise in tensions in the South China Sea.
The meeting "reaffirms the longstanding and substantive relations between Asean and China, and looks forward to strengthening future cooperation, particularly in the region's recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic", MFA said.
It added that Dr Balakrishnan will also have a bilateral meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who will also host him and his Asean counterparts at a dinner.
Dr Balakrishnan will be accompanied by officials from the Foreign Ministry.- The Straits Times/Asia News Network
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