MFA Press Statement: Visit of Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong to the People ’s Republic Of China, 9 – 12 May 2012

Emeritus Senior Minister (ESM) Goh Chok Tong will visit Beijing
and  Tianjin, People’s Republic of China (PRC), from 9 to 12 May 2012 to
attend the 30th Annual Plenary Meeting of the InterAction Council (IAC).
The  IAC  is  an independent international organisation that counts more
than  30  former Heads of State/Heads of Government as its members.  The
IAC  meets  periodically  to  develop recommendations on how to overcome
some  of the world’s foremost political, economic and social challenges.

In  Beijing, ESM and a select group of IAC members will jointly
call  on Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on 9 May 2012.  ESM will also
have  a  bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Tianjin on
the same day.

ESM  will  deliver the keynote address on “The Present State of
the  World”  at  the  opening plenary session of the IAC on 10 May 2012.
Issues  that will be discussed at this year’s IAC Annual Plenary Meeting
include the global financial crisis, global security imperatives and the
global  water  crisis.   ESM  will  be accompanied by officials from the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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  MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
  SINGAPORE
  8 MAY 2012