Singapore has welcomed the proposal to establish a Portuguese Centre to facilitate business cooperation between Portugal and Southeast Asia. Foreign Minister George Yeo said this in Lisbon during a meeting with Portuguese Minister of State and Foreign Affairs, Dr Luis Amado.
They agreed there is scope for strengthening political and economic ties between Portugal and Singapore.
Portugal is currently holding the European Union Presidency.
As ASEAN Chair, Mr Yeo updated Dr Amado on the upcoming ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit.
The ministers agreed that the summit will be a good opportunity to explore areas of cooperation between the two regions.
They added that the summit will be a good time to have discussions ahead of the "Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change" in Bali this December.
Earlier, Mr Yeo also met the President of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Parliament, Dr José Arnaut. - CNA/ch
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