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Singapore PM arrives in India; to discuss investment, trade with Modi today

At least three pacts are expected to be signed between India and Singapore after the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday.

Updated on: Oct 4, 2016, 24:20:17 IST
Hindustan Times | By , New Delhi
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Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrived in India late on Monday for a five-day visit aimed at stepping up the bilateral ties, mostly in the areas of investment and trade. At least three pacts are expected to be signed between the two countries after the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Singapore counterpart on Tuesday.

New Delhi: Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (L) being welcomed by Union minister of state for defence Rao Indrajit Singh upon arrival at New Delhi's international airport on Monday. (PTI)
New Delhi: Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (L) being welcomed by Union minister of state for defence Rao Indrajit Singh upon arrival at New Delhi's international airport on Monday. (PTI)

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in industrial property will be signed between the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and Singapore’s Intellectual Property Office.

The two countries will also sign pact to set up a North East Skills Centre in Assam between the Assam government and Singapore’s Institute of Technical Education Services and another pact will be for cooperation in skill development between the National Skill Development Corporation and Institute of Technical Education Services.

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj will call on the Singapore Prime Minister on Tuesday, who is accompanied by trade and industry minister S Iswaran, minister for education, senior minister of state for defence, Ong Ye Kung and senior minister of state, ministry of defence and ministry of foreign affairs, Mohamed Maliki Bin Osman.

The Prime Minister of Singapore will also visit Udaipur on October 5-6.

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