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2009/07/28 10:40 KST
S. Korea, Singapore to discuss economic, financial cooperation

  
SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Singapore will hold a meeting this week to discuss ways to increase cooperation in the economic and financial sectors, Seoul officials said Tuesday.

   The meeting will kick off on Wednesday for a two-day run in Seoul between South Korea's Deputy Finance Minster Shin Je-yoon and his Singaporean counterpart Teo Ming Kian, according to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance.

   The ministry said that the meeting will provide a chance to exchange opinions on how to enhance bilateral cooperation and discuss ways to boost regional bond markets and other financial ties.

   The two had their first such talks last year in Singapore, which is South Korea's only bilateral meeting with a member country of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the ministry said.

   kokobj@yna.co.kr
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