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Swiss president makes first state visit to Singapore: MFA

Xinhua, July 11, 2016 Adjust font size:

Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann will make a state visit to Singapore from Monday to Wednesday at the invitation of Singapore's President Tony Tan Keng Yam, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in a statement on Monday.

MFA noted that this will be the first state visit by Switzerland to Singapore, and President Schneider-Ammann's visit will reaffirm the warm and long-standing relationship between the two countries.

President Schneider-Ammann will meet with President Tan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong after the official welcome ceremony on Tuesday, said MFA in the statement.

Swiss President will also have meetings with Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade) Lim Hng Kiang.

At the Switzerland-Singapore Business Forum: "SkillsFuture -- Developing a Future Ready Workforce" on Tuesday afternoon, President Schneider-Ammann will deliver the keynote address. Enditem