MFA Press Statement: Introductory Visit of Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law K Shanmugam to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, 12-14 December 2011

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law K Shanmugam will make an introductory visit to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar from 12 to 14 December 2011 at the invitation of Myanmar Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin.

In Nay Pyi Taw, Minister Shanmugam will pay courtesy calls on President U Thein Sein and Upper House Speaker U Khin Aung Myint. Minister Shanmugam will meet Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin, Attorney-General Dr Tun Shin, as well as Union Solidarity and Development Party Secretary-General U Htay Oo.

During the visit, Minister Shanmugam will also hand over a tube well in the Kawhmu Township to Yangon Region Chief Minister U Myint Swe. The tube well is one of 385 tube wells built with funds from the Singapore Government's US$5 million post-Cyclone Nargis humanitarian assistance pledge, in partnership with Mingalar Myanmar, a local non-government organisation. Kawhmu Township was one of the townships most affected by Cyclone Nargis in the Yangon Region.

Minister Shanmugam will meet the Singaporean community in Myanmar over a dinner reception. Minister Shanmugam will also meet members of the Presidential Advisory Board in Yangon.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
11 DECEMBER 2011