Taiwan, Singapore discuss customs cooperation on APEC sidelines

The officials, who are attending this year's Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum leadership summit, said that Finance Minister Lee Sush-der proposed the customs cooperation pact with Singapore during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the summit.

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Singaporean officials expressed initial willingness to consider the cooperation proposal and said they will discuss the issue with other relevant departments, the Taiwanese officials said.

Meanwhile, in a separate press conference held by APEC finance ministers that same day, Lee was asked by foreign reporters to use one word or sentence to describe his thoughts.

"We're a family, we must work together to make the APEC community more prosperous and harmonious," Lee responded.

The summit meeting of the regional economic grouping is scheduled to take place in Singapore Nov. 14-15. Lien Chan, the ruling Kuomintang's honorary chairman, is attending as the envoy of President Ma Ying-jeou.

Taiwan gained full APEC membership in 1991, making it one of the few major international organizations the country has been allowed to join. It is an important platform for Taiwan's engagement in economic and trade cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.

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