On February 1, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs K Shanmugam met to discuss bilateral and regional affairs. They issued a Joint Vision Statement on New Political Framework, and signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) covering assistance offered by both countries to countries in the Lower Mekong area on improving health and welfare. Bilateral, regional and global cooperation in the economic, political and military aspects were discussed, as well as planning for future annual bilateral strategic dialogues. Secretary Clinton reiterated America’s commitment to ASEAN and the continual strengthening of the US partnership with Southeast Asia. An annual Strategic Partnership Dialogue has been planned to continue exchanges on economic, political and military, environment, security, education and cultural issues.
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