SINGAPORE - President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will make official visits to Italy and Estonia from June 24 to 26, after meeting Pope Francis on June 22.
Prior to his official visits, Mr Tharman will be on a working visit in Rome for a Group of Thirty plenary hosted by the Banca d’Italia, and will co-chair a meeting of the Global Commission on the Economics of Water from June 20 to 23. The President will be accompanied on his trip by his wife, Mrs Jane Ittogi Shanmugaratnam, as well as Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Maliki Osman, Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan, and MPs Sitoh Yih Pin and Sharael Taha.
In Estonia, he will meet President Karis, Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas, and President of the Riigikogu, the Parliament of Estonia, Lauri Hussar. It will be the first visit by a Singaporean President to Estonia.
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