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6 January 2005

 

VISIT BY MR THARMAN SHANMUGARATNAM, MINISTER FOR EDUCATION, TO MUMBAI, INDIA, AND COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, 7 TO 12 JANUARY 2005

 

1              Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Education, will be visiting India and Sri Lanka over 7-12 January 2005.

 

2              Mr Shanmugaratnam will be in Mumbai from 7 to 10 January. He will be attending and speaking at the 3rd Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Indian Diaspora Conference) in Mumbai.   Mr Shanmugaratnam will meet with Indian political and business leaders, as well as visit top educational institutions.   He will be accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Trade and Industry, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

 

3              Mr Shanmugaratnam will visit Sri Lanka from 10 to 12 January.   He will call on Sri Lankan government leaders so as to get a better understanding of Sri Lanka's immediate needs, and meet Singaporeans helping victims of tsunami-stricken areas in Sri Lanka.   He will be accompanied by High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Mr Tan Kah Hoe and officials.

 

 


 
 

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