New Delhi: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to the Republic of Indonesia (May 29-31) and Republic of Singapore (May 31-June 2) at the invitation of H.E. Mr. Joko Widodo, President of the Republic of Indonesia and H.E. Mr. Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore respectively. He will also make a brief stopover in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 31 May 2018 to meet the newly elected Prime Minister of Malaysia, H. E. Dr. Mahathir Mohammad.

Prime Minister’s official engagements in Jakarta and Singapore include bilateral meetings with the leadership, delegation level talks, meetings with the business and Indian communities. In Singapore, Prime Minister will also deliver the key-note address at the 17th Shangri-la Dialogue.

Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, three countries in ASEAN, are Strategic Partners of India. Government of India attaches high importance to its relations with the ASEAN region and is committed to deepening its relationship with individual ASEAN member states, within the framework of Government’s Act East Policy. The visit would enable the Leaders to discuss bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest.

The Prime Minister in his post ahead of his foreign visit said: