Lee Kuan Yew to attend Asahi forum

Wed, 16 Nov 1994 | Source: AFP

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.

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