Lui Tuck Yew to attend US—ASEAN Business Forum

SINGAPORE: Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Lui Tuck Yew will attend the "Commitment to Connectivity" US—ASEAN Business Forum (C2C Forum) in Siem Reap on July 13.

Mr Lui was invited to attend the C2C Forum by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Co—organised by the US—ASEAN Business Council and the US Chamber of Commerce, the C2C Forum brings together government leaders and prominent business personalities from ASEAN Member States and the US to identify challenges and opportunities for US—ASEAN economic cooperation, in particular on ASEAN Connectivity and the development of an ASEAN Economic Community by 2015.

At the C2C Forum, Mr Lui will speak at a roundtable discussion session titled "Regional Perspectives: Views on Energy, Infrastructure, and Connectivity".

Mr Lui will also meet with US Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco Sanchez on the sidelines of the C2C Forum.

Mr Lui will be accompanied by a Singapore business delegation, as well as officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Transport.

— CNA/fa