Singapore's former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew (R) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Singapore's Istana, on Nov. 16, 2012. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)
SINGAPORE, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Singapore on Friday for consultations with Singapore's leaders ahead of the upcoming East Asia Summit in Cambodia.
Clinton met with former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew at the Istana in the afternoon, local broadcaster Channel NewsAsia said.
A photo released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs showed Clinton at dinner hosted by Singapore's Foreign Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam.
She is expected to meet Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and deliver a speech on the U.S. economic strategy on Saturday before joining U.S. President Barack Obama in Cambodia for the summit.
