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MFA Press Statement: Official visit of His Excellency Xi Jinping, Vice President of the People's Republic of China to Singapore, 14-16 November 2010

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15 November 2010

Vice President Xi paid a courtesy call on President S R Nathan at the Istana this afternoon. During the meeting, both leaders reaffirmed the excellent state of bilateral relations between Singapore an...

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Vice President Xi paid a courtesy call on President S R Nathan at the Istana this afternoon. During the meeting, both leaders reaffirmed the excellent state of bilateral relations between Singapore and China, and expressed satisfaction with the growing political, economic, cultural and people-to-people links between both countries.

Vice President Xi separately met with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during which both leaders reaffirmed the close and cooperative relationship shared by Singapore and China. They agreed to strengthen cooperation through existing bilateral mechanisms and projects. Both leaders also discussed matters of mutual interest, such as Singapore's participation in the economic development of China's northeastern, central and western regions.

After the meeting, Prime Minister Lee and Vice President Xi witnessed the signing of the following three agreements: the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the National Heritage Board of the Republic of Singapore and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage of the People's Republic of China on Museum Cooperation; the Agreement on the Details of Implementation between the National University of Singapore and Suzhou Municipal Government (Suzhou Industrial Park Administrative Committee) on the Joint Establishment of the National University of Singapore (Suzhou) Research Institute; and the MOU on the Establishment of a Cooperative College by the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city.

After the signing ceremony, Prime Minister Lee hosted an official dinner in honour of Vice President Xi.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
15 NOVEMBER 2010

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