WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- Singapore's Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong spent his last day in Washington Saturday discussing trade and geopolitical issues with U.S. officials.
Goh met with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick, Channel News Asia reported Saturday. The two men agreed about the importance of re-launching the Doha Round talks of the WTO and discussed bilateral trade cooperation. Zoellick was the chief U.S. negotiator of the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement.
Goh also met with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell to discuss regional developments in the Middle East and South East Asia.
Iraq and the war on terrorism dominated discussions during the Prime Minister's visit to Washington. Goh's message was plain - stay the course in Iraq or risk grave consequences.
This is a message he is likely to repeat to British Prime Minister Tony Blair, whom he will meet in London after leaving Washington D.C.
