Indian PM Modi to start 2-day Singapore visit on Wednesday


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  • Wednesday, 04 Sep 2024

FILE PHOTO: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends a press conference with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (not pictured) at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister in Warsaw, Poland, August 22, 2024.REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with Singapore counterpart Lawrence Wong during a two-day visit to the city-state starting on Wednesday, Singapore's government said.

Modi will also meet Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and former Prime Ministers Lee Hsien Loong and Goh Chok Tong during the trip, his fifth to Singapore and first since 2018.

He will also participate in a business roundtable with local business leaders and meet semiconductor players.

Modi will be accompanied by Indian government officials including the Foreign Minister and National Security Advisor.

(Reporting by Xinghui Kok; Editing by John Mair)

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