Singapore Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang and the Netherlands Minister for Foreign Trade Lilianne Ploumen Discuss Economic Opportunities with Dutch and Singapore Business Leaders
Singapore Minister for Trade and Industry Mr Lim Hng Kiang met with the Netherlands Minister for Foreign Trade Mrs Lilianne Ploumen today, 23 January 2013. The two ministers reaffirmed bilateral relations, and discussed the benefits of the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement in enhancing the EU’s economic linkages with Singapore and to the wider ASEAN region. Mrs Ploumen is in Singapore as part of the delegation for the State Visit of Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands from 24 to 25 January 2013. The delegation also comprises Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Orange, Princess Máxima of The Netherlands and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Frans Timmermans. This is Mrs Ploumen’s first official visit to Asia since her appointment on 5 November 2012.
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MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
23 January 2013