MFA Press Statement: Visit by Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs and Foreign Affairs Masagos Zulkifli to the Arab Republic of Egypt, 6 to 9 November 2012

          Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs and Foreign Affairs Masagos Zulkifli will visit Cairo, Egypt from 6 to 9 November 2012 to attend the graduation ceremony of Singaporean students studying in Al-Azhar Al-Shariff University on 7 November 2012.  He will travel directly to Egypt from Rome, Italy where he is attending the 81^st Interpol General Assembly.

          Since its inception in 2009, the graduation ceremony, which is co-organised by the Singapore Embassy in Cairo and MUIS, has become an annual event.  In conjunction with the graduation ceremony, SMS Masagos will have a dialogue session with the Singaporean students as well as call on the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Shariff, Dr Ahmed Al Tayyeb.   

          While in Cairo, SMS Masagos will meet senior Egyptian leaders to explore avenues for enhanced bilateral collaboration. SMS Masagos will also meet a range of Egyptian interlocutors to exchange views on developments in Egypt and the region. 

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

6 NOVEMBER 2012