Press Release: Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner to visit Singapore on 10th October

Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, Benita Ferrero-Waldner will visit Singapore on 10 October 2006. In Singapore the Commissioner will meet with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. Discussions will cover a wide range of bilateral and regional issues of mutual concern, including the strengthening EU-Singapore political and economic relations, through the negotiation of a Partnership and Co operation Agreement; the EU’s role in the region particularly its contribution to supporting integration between the countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). The Commissioner’s visit to Singapore follows a trip to Malaysia the previous day.