President of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam shall be on a five-day go to to India starting Tuesday with an goal to present new momentum to the ties between the 2 nations.
It is going to be Shanmugaratnam’s first go to to India as Singapore president.
Shanmugaratnam will maintain discussions with President Droupadi Murmu, who may also host a banquet in his honour, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs mentioned in an announcement, saying the go to.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with the Singaporean president.
“The President of the Republic of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam pays a State go to to India from Jan. 14-18. He shall be accompanied by a high-level delegation, together with ministers, members of parliament and officers,” the MEA mentioned.
Shanmugaratnam shall be accorded a ceremonial welcome on the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan on Jan. 16. He may also go to Odisha from Jan.17 to 18.
“India and Singapore have intensive cooperation based mostly on an extended custom of friendship, belief and mutual respect,” the MEA mentioned.
“President Tharman’s go to is anticipated to supply additional momentum to bilateral relations, which had been elevated to the extent of Complete Strategic Partnership through the go to of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Singapore throughout Sept. 4 and 5, 2024,” it mentioned.
“The State go to may also mark the start of the celebrations of the sixtieth anniversary of multinational of diplomatic relations between India and Singapore,” it added.
In Delhi, Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and a number of other different Indian dignitaries will name on President Shanmugaratnam.