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Media Programme for Official Visit to South Africa by Indian
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Saturday, 30 September - Tuesday, 3 October
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 on 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 on 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 on 082 889 1278 Please RSVP Prime Minister Singh
to visit the Dr Dube Memorial Contact : Farhana Ismail on 082 889
1278 Please RSVP 11h25 Prime Minister Singh to visit the Gandhi Settlement
in Phoenix Contact : Farhana Ismail on 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
on 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 on 082 389 3587 David
Hlabane on 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 on 082 389 3587 David Hlabane on 082 561 9428 Video
Link : Imbizo Media Centre
120 Plein Street
Cape Town Contact
: Colin Cruywagen on 082 377 9916 11h40 Signing of Agreements Joint
press conference 12h20 Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to address
the CEO's 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
on 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 on 082 389 3587 Issued by Department of Foreign
Affairs
Private Bag X152
Pretoria
0001 26 September 2006
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