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    Detailed perspectives on developments in South Asia​​

    04 : PAKISTAN’S “VISION EAST ASIA” POLICY: ECONOMIC AND SECURITY COOPERATION WITH SINGAPORE

    Aparna Shivpuri, Research Assistant at the ISAS

    16 April 2005

    In May 2005, the Pakistani Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz, visited Singapore and several other Southeast Asian countries. The Singapore visit was to reciprocate a trip made by Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, when he was Prime Minister in June 2004. Pakistan, like the other South Asian countries, wants to build close ties with the Southeast Asian region, in particular Singapore which, with its open economy, eagerness to invest in South Asia and its stance on terrorism, is an ideal ally to have in this part of the world.