Shanmugam to visit European Parliament Sep 9 to 10

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law, K Shanmugam will visit the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France from Sep 9 to 10, 2013.

During the visit, Minister Shanmugam will meet with Members of the European Parliament, including Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Mr Elmar Brok and Chair of the Delegation for Relations of Southeast Asia and ASEAN, Mr Werner Langen.

Minister Shanmugam will also meet the heads and members of various European Parliament groupings and committees to discuss the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement and the EU-Singapore Partnership Cooperation Agreement.

Minister Shanmugam and his delegation depart Strasbourg on Sep 10, 2013.

They arrive in Lima, Peru for Minister Shanmugam's introductory visit to Peru on Sep 11, 2013.

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