MFA Press Statement: Visit by Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, 14 to 16 March 2017

                Emeritus Senior Minister (ESM) Goh Chok Tong will visit Nay Pyi Taw, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, from 14 to 16 March 2017. 

                During the visit, ESM Goh will call on President U Htin Kyaw, and meet with State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.  ESM Goh will also meet Patron of the Union Solidarity and Development Party and former President U Thein Sein, Chairman of the Union Parliament’s Assessment of Legal Affairs and Special Issues Commission and former Union Parliament Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann and Member of Parliament and former Union Minister in the President’s Office U Soe Thane. 

                ESM Goh and President U Htin Kyaw will also witness the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the SMVTI Vocational Training Institute, which will see the gradual hand-over of the SMVTI to Myanmar over the next three years.  This is part of Singapore’s skills and knowledge transfer to support Myanmar’s long term development.

                ESM Goh will be accompanied by Members of Parliament Zaqy Mohamad and Joan Pereira, and officials from the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

14 MARCH 2017