Singapore: Talks between PM Modi and Lee begins

ANI  |  Singapore City [Singapore] 

Bilateral talks between and his Singaporean counterpart Loong has begun.

A number of Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) are expected to be signed during the joint presser.

Earlier today, Modi accorded ceremonial welcome at Istana, the official residence of the of

Modi landed in on Thursday, where he received a rousing welcome from the crowd, most of them Indian, as he reached on arriving in

After the joint presser, Prime Minister Lee will host an official lunch in honour of Prime Minister Modi.

Prime Minister Modi will next visit the Nanyang Technical University, which is ranked the best technological university and is considered a leading centre for research in (AI). He will interact with the and the board members of the university.

Following this, Prime Minister Modi will deliver the keynote address of the Shangri-La dialogue, which will be the first time an Indian Prime Minister will address the event.

Before Singapore, Prime Minister visited and in a bid to enhance India's relations and engagements with the three countries, who are members of the

In Indonesia, 15 MoUs between the two countries were signed and in Kuala Lumpur, he met with the newly appointed Malaysian Prime Minister,

This is PM Modi's second official visit as the Prime Minister to the island nation.

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First Published: Fri, June 01 2018. 11:00 IST