Senior Minister of State (SMS) for Foreign Affairs Zainul Abidin Rasheed had a productive short visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. SMS Zainul represented the Singapore Government at the official opening of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) on 23 September 2009, on behalf of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. At the opening of KAUST, SMS Zainul had a group audience with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, together with other world leaders, including King Abdullah of Jordan, President Bashar al Asaad of Syria and President Abdullah Gul of Turkey. During his visit, SMS Zainul also met with the Secretary General of the Saudi Supreme Commission for Tourism HRH Prince Sultan Bin Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud. SMS Zainul had also visited Medina where he was briefed about the development of the Knowledge Economic City and also developments in Makkah.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
26 SEPTEMBER 2009