- Joined
- Mar 5, 2014
- Messages
- 1,927
- Points
- 0
Nah Beh Lao Chee Bye! :oIo: Lim Beh has been observing this Chao Ku Niang! :oIo:
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will make his first official visit to Turkey from Sunday (Oct 12) till Wednesday, after which he will head to Milan, Italy to attend the 10th Summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) from Oct 16 to 17.
While in the Turkish capital Ankara, Mr Lee will call on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and meet Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. He will also be hosted to lunch by Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan, and to dinner by Prime Minister Davutoglu.
Mr Lee will stop by Istanbul, where he will meet chief executives of leading Turkish companies and attend a dinner hosted by Kadir Topbas, the Mayor of Istanbul.
In conjunction with Mr Lee's visit, International Enterprise Singapore and the Singapore Business Federation will organise a Singapore business promotion mission to Turkey. In 2013, Turkey was Singapore's 52nd largest trading partner, with total bilateral trade valued at S$1.36 billion.
After Turkey, Mr Lee is due at the 10th ASEM summit, where Asian and European leaders are expected to discuss ways to advance cooperation, under the theme "Responsible Partnership for Sustainable Growth and Security". Mr Lee will also meet other ASEM leaders and Italian business executives on the sidelines of the summit.
Prime Minister Lee's wife Ho Ching will accompany him in both Turkey and Italy. For his visit to Turkey, Mr Lee will also be accompanied by Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang, Senior Minister of State for Finance and Transport Josephine Teo, as well as Members of Parliament Foo Mee Har and Zaqy Mohamad. In Milan, Mr Lee will be joined by Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Grace Fu who is also Second Minister for Foreign Affairs.
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will make his first official visit to Turkey from Sunday (Oct 12) till Wednesday, after which he will head to Milan, Italy to attend the 10th Summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) from Oct 16 to 17.
While in the Turkish capital Ankara, Mr Lee will call on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and meet Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. He will also be hosted to lunch by Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan, and to dinner by Prime Minister Davutoglu.
Mr Lee will stop by Istanbul, where he will meet chief executives of leading Turkish companies and attend a dinner hosted by Kadir Topbas, the Mayor of Istanbul.
In conjunction with Mr Lee's visit, International Enterprise Singapore and the Singapore Business Federation will organise a Singapore business promotion mission to Turkey. In 2013, Turkey was Singapore's 52nd largest trading partner, with total bilateral trade valued at S$1.36 billion.
After Turkey, Mr Lee is due at the 10th ASEM summit, where Asian and European leaders are expected to discuss ways to advance cooperation, under the theme "Responsible Partnership for Sustainable Growth and Security". Mr Lee will also meet other ASEM leaders and Italian business executives on the sidelines of the summit.
Prime Minister Lee's wife Ho Ching will accompany him in both Turkey and Italy. For his visit to Turkey, Mr Lee will also be accompanied by Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang, Senior Minister of State for Finance and Transport Josephine Teo, as well as Members of Parliament Foo Mee Har and Zaqy Mohamad. In Milan, Mr Lee will be joined by Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Grace Fu who is also Second Minister for Foreign Affairs.