Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong to visit India from October 3 to 7

The Singaporean Prime Minister would be accompanied by his wife Ho Ching, a number of key Ministers and senior officials

Lee Hsien Loong (Photo: Twitter)
Lee Hsien Loong (Photo: Twitter)
Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Oct 01 2016 | 10:59 AM IST
Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong will pay a five-day visit to India from October 3 with an aim to deepen bilateral ties in a range of areas including trade and investment.

The Singaporean Prime Minister would be accompanied by his wife Ho Ching, a number of key Ministers and senior officials.

During the visit, he will hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to explore ways to further bolster ties between the two countries.

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Lee will also call on President Pranab Mukherjee. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will also call on the Prime Minister of Singapore.

The Prime Minister of Singapore's delegation would include Minister of Trade and Industry S Iswaran, Acting Minister of Education and Senior Minister of State for Defence, Ong Ye Kung, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Maliki Bin Osman, the External Affairs Ministry said.

Members of Parliament Denise Phua and Vikram Nair will also be part of the delegation.

The Prime Minister of Singapore will also visit Udaipur, Rajasthan on October 5-6.
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First Published: Oct 01 2016 | 6:23 AM IST

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