Singapore FM and MR to have talks

Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Law K Shanmugam will have talks with President Mahinda Rajapaksa during his visit to Sri Lanka.

Shanmugam will also tour Jaffna during his visit to Sri Lanka from April 2-5, the Singapore Foreign Ministry said.

The Singapore Foreign Ministry said that in Colombo, Minister Shanmugam will call on President Mahinda Rajapaksa, and also meet with the Minister of External Affairs Professor G L Peiris.

Minister Shanmugam will sign the revised Singapore-Sri Lanka Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreement with Prof Peiris on 3 April.

He will also witness the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between Singapore’s Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) and the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies in Sri Lanka, officiate the Sri Lankan launch of the Encyclopedia of the Sri Lankan Diaspora published by ISAS, and participate in an interactive session with academics from the two think-tanks.

In Jaffna, Minister Shanmugam will launch a year-long project on Enhancing Competency of English Language Communication on 4 April. The initiative is spearheaded by the Singapore International Foundation (SIF), National Library Board and the Jaffna Public Library. Minister Shanmugam will also present a newly-refurbished Youth Resource Centre and Mobile Library Bus, sponsored by donors from Singapore, to the Jaffna Public Library.

Minister Shanmugam will be accompanied by senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Colombo Gazette)

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Singapore FM and MR to have talks