Selangor Sultan grants audience to Singapore President at Istana Alam Shah


KLANG: The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, on Tuesday (July 14) granted an audience to Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam at Istana Alam Shah in conjunction with the president's state visit to Malaysia.

Tharman, who arrived at the palace at 11am, was received by the Raja Muda of Selangor, Tengku Amir Shah.

Also present was Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Steven Sim, who is serving as minister-in-attendance for the visit.

The audience, which lasted about one-and-a-half hours, concluded at 12.40pm before Tharman departed the palace.

The Singapore president is on a three-day state visit to Malaysia from July 13 to 15 at the invitation of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia.

The Foreign Ministry said the visit reciprocates Sultan Ibrahim's state visit to Singapore on May 6 and 7, 2024.

Singapore remains Malaysia's second-largest trading partner globally, and its largest trading partner among Asean member states. – Bernama

 

 

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