Quotable quotes from Chinese president's tour in Singapore
Quotable quotes from Chinese president's tour in Singapore
13:07, November 13, 2009 
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Chinese President Hu Jintao is in Singapore for a state visit and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders Meeting slated for Nov. 14-15.
Hu met with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong on Thursday. He also attended a reception held by Singapore business circles.
The following are some notable quotes made during the visit:
ON CHINA-SINGAPOREAN RELATIONS
"China-Singapore cooperation has always been closely connected with the development strategy of both countries and progressed with times." -- Chinese President Hu Jintao
"As the next year marks the 20th anniversary of full diplomatic ties between China and Singapore, we will take the opportunity to push bilateral friendly cooperation to a new level." -- Hu
"Close contact between leaders of both sides was an outstanding feature of China-Singapore relations, which helped lay a solid political foundation for the development of bilateral ties." -- Hu
"The two sides should carry out cooperation in non-traditional security areas, including humanitarian assistance, maritime rescue, safeguarding security in the Malacca Straits and anti-terrorism." -- Hu
"China and Singapore should continue to step up coordination in such multilateral arenas as East Asia cooperation, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the United Nations to make new contribution to the peace, stability and prosperity of the region and the entire world." -- Hu
ON APEC ECONOMIC LEADERS MEETING
"We hope the meeting will achieve new developments in pushing forward regional integration, improving trade and investment environment, strengthening regional connection and supporting the developing member economies in capacity-building." -- Hu
"China is ready to exert efforts with Singapore and other APEC member economies in this regard." -- Hu
"Singapore welcomes China enhancing cooperation with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), welcomes China's active participation in Asia-Pacific regional cooperation." -- Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Source:Xinhua
Hu met with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong on Thursday. He also attended a reception held by Singapore business circles.
The following are some notable quotes made during the visit:
ON CHINA-SINGAPOREAN RELATIONS
"China-Singapore cooperation has always been closely connected with the development strategy of both countries and progressed with times." -- Chinese President Hu Jintao
"As the next year marks the 20th anniversary of full diplomatic ties between China and Singapore, we will take the opportunity to push bilateral friendly cooperation to a new level." -- Hu
"Close contact between leaders of both sides was an outstanding feature of China-Singapore relations, which helped lay a solid political foundation for the development of bilateral ties." -- Hu
"The two sides should carry out cooperation in non-traditional security areas, including humanitarian assistance, maritime rescue, safeguarding security in the Malacca Straits and anti-terrorism." -- Hu
"China and Singapore should continue to step up coordination in such multilateral arenas as East Asia cooperation, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the United Nations to make new contribution to the peace, stability and prosperity of the region and the entire world." -- Hu
ON APEC ECONOMIC LEADERS MEETING
"We hope the meeting will achieve new developments in pushing forward regional integration, improving trade and investment environment, strengthening regional connection and supporting the developing member economies in capacity-building." -- Hu
"China is ready to exert efforts with Singapore and other APEC member economies in this regard." -- Hu
"Singapore welcomes China enhancing cooperation with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), welcomes China's active participation in Asia-Pacific regional cooperation." -- Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Source:Xinhua
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