Mexico (VNA) – Singaporean Presꦡident Tony Tan Keng Yam is on 🍸a five-day visit to Mexico from June 7, aiming at boosting bilateral cooperation.
This is the first state visit by a Singaporean president to a Latin American nation.
According to a statement released by the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Tony Tan will meet Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on June 10 to discuss measures to boost political dialogues, development cooperation and bilateral trade exchange.
The Singaporean president will also participate in a series of economic and cultural events, including the Mexico-Singapore Business Forum to be held on June 9.
Singapore and Mexico established diplomatic ties on December 22, 1975. The Southeast Asian cou🅷ntry is currently the third largest of Mexico ’s Asian-Pacific investors and ranks 18 th in global terms.
From 1999 to 2015, Singaporean businesses poured 1.6 billion USD into Mexico , mainly in energy, electronics, construction and hotels.-VNA
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President of Singapore Tony Tan Keng Yam outlined five key goals for the country’s government to fulfill in 2016 in his opening address to the 13th Parliament on January 15.
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Ambassadors, Consuls General, along with staff and their families, joined traditional sports and cultural activities of Southeast Asia and performances bearing regional identity, thus contributing to strengthening unity and the ASEAN community spirit in New York.
In his post on social media the same day, Hun Manet said energy companies would be able to import sufficiently from other sources to meet domestic fuel and gas demands in the country.
The forum, which involves global experts and creative leaders from across 14 cultural sectors, aims to expand Thailand’s presence on the world stage through innovation and cultural exchange.
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Pichai said the trade talks with the US are important and need to move forward professionally, without regard for any political changes in Thailand, believing that Thailand has clear principles, guidelines and procedures in place.
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In the today context of socio-economic development and growth, the professionalism of Vietnam’s revolutionary journalists continues to rise, guided by exemplary mastery of new information technologies and the modernisation of their founding principles to preserve the enduring values of revolutionary journalism.
Singaporean President Tony Tan (Photo:Internet)
