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RNZAF to Welcome Singaporean Prime Minister

New Zealand Defence Force
Te Ope Kaatua O Aotearoa

Media Release
June 16 2006

RNZAF to Welcome Singaporean Prime Minister

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) will provide a fifty person Guard of Honour to welcome the Prime Minister of Singapore to New Zealand.

Mr Lee, Hsien Loong will receive a ceremonial welcome on the forecourt of Parliament at 10.30am on Monday 19 June.

Later in the day the Singaporean Prime Minister will lay a wreath at the National War Memorial.

The RNZAF will provide a Catafalque Party, bugler and drummer for the ceremony at the Hall of Memories at 3pm.

ENDS

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