Bush, Singapore's Lee to Sign Defense Partnership Agreement

US State Department, President Bush and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore released a joint statement July 12 announcing that they would sign an agreement to expand bilateral cooperation on defense and security matters.  
 
The two leaders briefly spoke to reporters after meeting in the White House.  
 
“This is a relationship based upon mutual trust [and] shared values,” President Bush said. “[B]oth countries have an active role to play in laying the foundations for peace