Lee Kuan Yew to attend Asahi forum
Lee Kuan Yew to attend Asahi forum
SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore's senior minister, Lee Kuan Yew, is
to attend the annual business and economic forum organized by
Asahi Shimbun, Japan's largest daily newspaper, it was announced
here yesterday.
A statement from Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's office said
Lee would be in Tokyo for four days from today.
Former prime minister Lee is a regular participant of the
Create 21, Asahi Forum, which focuses on the political and
economic issues facing Japan and the rest of the world in the
21st century.
Other speakers at the forum tomorrow include former Japanese
prime minister Kiichi Miyazawa, former German foreign minister
Hans-Dietrich Genscher and Robert McNamara, former World Bank
president.