Speech delivered in Singapore
The President of the Republic attended the closure of the Portugal-Singapore Economic Forum, which was held in the City-State during his Official Visit.
Meting with Lee Hsien Loong
The President of the Republic held a meeting, in Singapore’s Presidential Palace, with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
Meeting with Tony Tan Keng Yam
The President of the Republic received military honours in Singapore’s Presidential Palace, after which he held a meeting with his counterpart, Tony Tan Keng Yam.
Flower baptized in Singapore
On the second day of his Official Visit, the President of the Republic visited Singapore’s Botanical Garden where, following local tradition, he baptized an orchid – the national flower – with his wife’s name, Maria Cavaco Silva.
Reception in honour of the Portuguese community
The President of the Republic held a meeting with Portuguese entrepreneurial staff currently working in Singapore, at a reception which he hosted on the first day of his stay in the City.
Meeting in Singapore
In the first formal act of his Official Visit to Singapore, the President of the Republic held a meeting with representatives of the Portuguese Entrepreneurial Council in the City-State.
Encounter with member of the Portuguese Diaspora
The President of the Republic met, in Sydney, several hundred Portuguese and Portuguese descendants that live in Australia, during a dinner held in a hotel in the city.
Portuguese entrepreneurs
Included in the programme of his Official Visit to Australia, the President of the Republic held a meeting, in Sydney, with a group of Portuguese entrepreneurs residing in Australia, with whom he spoke concerning the economic situation in Portugal and Europe and the several businesses they are currently working in.
Aborigine art on show
The President of the Republic viewed, in the New South Wales Art Gallery, in Sydney, the “Aborigine and Straights of Torres Islanders Art” exhibition.
Meeting in Sydney
The President of the Republic held a meeting, in Sydney, with the Deputy Governor of New South Wales, Tom Bathurst.
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