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| (Left to Right: Special Assistant Herman Semes Jr., Ambassador Lalduhthlana Ralte, Vice President Yosiwo P. George and Brendy Carl) |
August 31, 2015 (FSM
Department of Foreign Affairs): At the invitation of T.H. Narendra Modi,
Prime Minister of the Republic of India to the FSM to attend the Second-India
Forum for Pacific Islands Cooperation, Vice President Yosiwo P. George headed a
delegation to India to participate in the Forum. Vice President George was
accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Antelise Y. George, T.H. Marion Henry, Secretary
of Resources and Development, Mr. Brendy H. Carl, Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Asian Affairs and Mr. Herman Semes Jr., Special Assistant to the Vice
President.
On the way to India, the delegation made a stop-over in Hong
Kong to catch the next flight out to India. In Hong Kong, Vice President George
and his delegation had an opportunity to meet with the FSM Honorary Consul, Dr.
Tan Siu Lin and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Luen Thai Holding Limited
and at the Luen Thai Headquarters. The delegation first toured Dr. Tan’s office
and followed by a meeting with the Board of Directors. In the short meeting, Dr.
Tan thanked the Vice President for his visit to Hong Kong after assuming his
post as the Vice President of the FSM. Vice President George responded by
thanking Dr. Tan for the warm welcome and hoped that he will continue to
promote FSM in Hong Kong. The delegation departed on the same day to India.
While in India, Vice President George and his delegation
joined the delegations from the Pacific Island Countries (PICs) to visit Taj
Mahal in Agra City in the Uttar Pradesh State and the Amer Palace in city
of Jaipur. They also attended a number of presentations by the Ministers’ of
External Affairs, Culture and Tourism, Power, Coal and renewable energy.
On August 21, 2015 at 6:00 pm in Jaipur, Prime
Minister Modi opened the summit and allowed each head of delegation for a 5
minutes remark. Vice President George was the 4th to deliver his
statement where he personally thanked the Government of India through Prime
Minister Modi for hosting a forum that will further cemented the friendly
cooperation and friendship between India and the Pacific Island Countries. He
furthered touched on a number a challenges that are facing the PICs that will
require collaborative efforts, such as climate change and so forth.
On August 22, 2015, a short ceremony was held
in the Vice President’s room in New Delhi on a donation of $200,000 specifically
for the Department of Resources and Development on a project entitled, “FSM
Intergrated Agriculture Census.” Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the Republic of India to the FSM, H.E. Lalduhthlana Ralte presented a
symbolic check to Vice President George to official hand over the donation. Both
parties exchange pleasantries and the ceremony was concluded.
The delegation departed India for Pohnpei in
the evening of 22 August 2015.
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