[MP Ms Penny Low: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs (a) if he will give a status update on Singapore's offer to be a regional disaster rescue and resource centre; (b) whether there is any scope or effort to develop Singapore into a hub for regional or global risks and resource management, given the info-communications technology, finance and logistics infrastructure of Singapore's knowledge-based economy; and (c) if so, what are the costs and benefits.]
CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM PRESIDENT S R NATHAN TO SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT MAHINDA RAJAPAKSE
20 November 2005
His Excellency Mahinda Rajapakse
President
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Excellency
Please accept my heartfelt congratulations and good wishes on the occasion of your recent victory at the Presidential Elections in Sri Lanka. This victory demonstrates the trust that the people of Sri Lanka have in your leadership.
I look forward to working closely with you to strengthen the relationship between our two countries. I have every confidence that our bilateral relations will grow even stronger under your stewardship.
Please accept my best wishes for your health and success.
Yours sincerely
S R NATHAN
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CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM PM LEE HSIEN LOONG TO SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT MAHINDA RAJAPAKSE
20 November 2005
Excellency
On behalf of the Government and people of Singapore, please accept my warmest congratulations to you on your victory at the recent Presidential Elections in Sri Lanka.
I remember our meeting in April this year at the sidelines of the Asia Africa Summit in Jakarta where we had an engaging discussion on developments in the region and on relations between our two countries.
I look forward to working with you to deepen the cooperation between Sri Lanka and Singapore. I have every confidence that Sri Lanka will continue to progress under your leadership.
Yours sincerely,
LEE HSIEN LOONG
His Excellency Mahinda Rajapakse
President
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka