MFA Press Statement: Visit of Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and Kingdom of Cambodia, 22-28 May 2009

Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo will make an official visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam from 22-25 May 2009 at the invitation of Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Gia Khiem.

In Hanoi, Minister Yeo will call on Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and DPM Khiem, who will also host dinner for Minister Yeo. During the visit, Minister Yeo and DPM Khiem will co-witness the signing of two Memorandums of Understanding on strengthening cooperation between the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy's Asia Competitiveness Institute (ACI) and the Central Institute of Economic Management (CIEM), and between ACI and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI). In Central Vietnam, Minister Yeo will meet with Chairman of the Danang City People's Committee Tran Van Minh and Chairman of the Quang Nam People's Committee Le Minh Anh.

Minister Yeo will stay on in Vietnam to attend the Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) Foreign Ministers Meeting in Hanoi from 25-26 May 2009. He will proceed thereafter to attend the ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia from 27-28 May 2009. In Phnom Penh, Minister Yeo will also officiate the opening of the new Chancery of the Singapore Embassy.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
21 MAY 2009