Bhubaneswar: President of Singapore Thurman Sanmugaratnam was received by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Union Education Minister Dharmendra on his arrival at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar on a two-day visit of Odisha on Friday.
Sanmugaratnam is accompanied by his wife and a eight-member delegation.
During his visit to the state, Shanmugaratnam will hold discussions with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and other ministers with a view to reinforce the economic ties between Odisha and Singapore and explore mutual opportunities. Chief Minister Majhi will also hold a state banquet in honour of the visiting President.
The Skill Development and Technical Education (SD&TE) department of the state government and ITE Education Services (ITEES), Singapore, are scheduled to ink an MoU between at the World Skill Centre in Bhubaneswar to augment the skill development network in Odisha.
Tharman is schedule to visit the Sun Temple at Konark and the Bharat Biotech vaccine manufacturing unit at Info Valley-II on Saturday.
