MM Lee in Mumbai, New Delhi for week-long visit
By Bhagman Singh, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 28 October 2007 1933
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SINGAPORE: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew will be in Mumbai and New
Delhi for a week-long visit from Sunday 28 October to Saturday 3
November, where he will meet India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
among others.
In Mumbai, he will meet Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Dr Y V Reddy and Chief Minister of Maharashtra State Vilasrao
Deshmukh.
Mr Lee will also meet with leading captains of industry and
business leaders.
In New Delhi, besides meeting Dr Singh, Mr Lee will also meet
President of the Indian National Congress Sonia Gandhi and Minister
of External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee.
A statement from the Prime Minister's office says Mr Lee will also
attend the JP Morgan Chase International Council Meeting and will
be hosted to a lunch by the Confederation of Indian Industry
(CII).
He will be accompanied on his trip by Minister of State for
Education and Manpower Gan Kim Yong, Minister of State for National
Development Grace Fu, Senior Parliament Secretary for Education
Masagos Zulkifli, MP Christopher de Souza, and other senior
officials.
- CNA/so
