Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Saturday, 30 September � Tuesday, 3 October
2006
26 September 2006
Saturday, 30 September 2006
12h00 (noon): Arrival of media for photo opportunity on arrival of Prime
Minister Dr Manmohan Singh
Venue: VIP Lounge, 1st Floor, Durban International Airport, Durban
(Accreditation required � please RSVP)
Contact: Manusha Pillai
Cell: 082 389 3587
Arrival of Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh
Media in attendance for photo opportunity
16h00: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to depart from Pentrich Railway Station
for Pietermaritzburg Railway Station
Contact:
Farhana Ismail
Cell: 082 889 1278
Please RSVP
Sunday, 1 October 2006
10h25: Prime Minister Singh to commemorate the First Resistance at Umbilo Road
in Durban
To be received by President Thabo Mbeki
Contact: Farhana Ismail
Cell: 082 889 1278
Please RSVP
Prime Minister Singh to visit the Dr Dube Memorial
Contact: Farhana Ismail
Cell: 082 889 1278
Please RSVP
11h25: Prime Minister Singh to visit the Gandhi Settlement in Phoenix
Contact: Farhana Ismail
Cell: 082 889 1278
Please RSVP
15h00: Prime Minister Singh and President Mbeki to commemorate the
Satyagraha Centenary at Kingsmead Stadium in Durban
Contact: Farhana Ismail
Cell: 082 889 1278
Please RSVP
Monday, 2 October 2006
09h00: Arrival of media ahead of official welcoming ceremony in honour of Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh
Venue: Union Buildings Amphitheatre, Pretoria
(Accreditation required)
(Media to arrive through Government Avenue)
Contact: Manusha Pillai
Cell: 082 389 3587
David Hlabane
Cell: 082 561 9428
10h00: Arrival of Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh
To be received by President Thabo Mbeki
Media in attendance
Bilateral discussions between President Thabo Mbeki and Prime Minister Dr
Manmohan Singh
11h00: Arrival of media ahead of joint press conference by President Thabo
Mbeki and Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh
Venue: Union Buildings Amphitheatre, Pretoria
(Accreditation required)
(Media to arrive through Government Avenue)
Contact: Manusha Pillai
Cell: 082 389 3587
David Hlabane
Cell: 082 561 9428
Video Link: Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street Cape Town
Contact: Colin Cruywagen
Cell: 082 377 9916
11h40: Signing of Agreements
Joint press conference
12h20: Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to address the Chief
Executive Officers' (CEOs') Forum
15h00: Media to arrive at Constitution Hill ahead of launch of the "MK
Gandhi: A Prisoner of Conscience Exhibition"
Venue: Constitution Hill, Johannesburg
Contact: Shahindran Moonieya
Cell: 083 389 1047
16h00: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to attend the launch of the "MK Gandhi:
A Prisoner of Conscience Exhibition"
19h00: Media arrive for photo opportunity ahead of official dinner hosted by
President Thabo Mbeki in honour of Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh
19h30: Official dinner hosted by President Thabo Mbeki in honour of Indian
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh
Media in attendance for photo opportunity and toast remarks
NOTE: MEDIA WILL NOT BE ALLOWED ACCESS TO THE EVENTS UNLESS ACCREDITATION
HAS BEEN RECEIVED. KINDLY INDICATE WHICH EVENTS YOU WILL BE COVERING
For further information contact:
Manusha Pillai
Cell: 082 389 3587
Issued by: Department of Foreign Affairs
26 September 2006
