Singapore - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Saturday exchanged views on the G20 summit with his Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong and the city-state's Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong.

Rudd, in transit through Singapore after the London Summit, also discussed global challenges of the economic downturn, Singapore's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

"During their meeting, Prime Minister Lee and Prime Minister Rudd reaffirmed the good relations between Singapore and Australia and agreed that the two countries could work together to further strengthen the East Asia Summit, support the multilateral trade agenda and promote trade liberalization," it said.

"Both leaders also agreed that the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting to be held in Singapore could reinforce the efforts of the G20 to keep markets open and trade flowing," the statement said. dpa