TMCnet.com, 1 Dec 2008
(Japan Economic Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SINGAPORE, Dec. 1_(Kyodo) _ North Korean Foreign Trade Minister Ri Ryong Nam, now in Singapore, has urged Singapore companies to invest in the isolated country, the Singapore government said Monday.
The North Korean minister "briefed...on economic developments in North Korea and possible investment opportunities for Singapore companies," in a meeting with Singapore's former Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, now a senior minister in the Cabinet, a government statement said.
Goh said, "Singapore would be glad to explore ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation, including in the areas of trade and investment, once international concerns were assuaged and the environment improved."
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