PM'S WIFE TO ATTEND 2011 GLOBAL SUMMIT OF WOMEN IN TURKEY

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 (Bernama) -- The Prime Minister's wife, Rosmah Mansor will be in Istanbul, Turkey, for three days beginning this Thursday for the "2011 Global Summit of Women".

The summit, themed "Women: Bridging solutions to the 21st Century", is an annual forum where eminent personalities and national leaders draw up the direction, strategy and programmes towards enhancing women's achievements in economic and entrepreneurship fields.

Apart from that, it is also to provide opportunities for participants to exchange views and share their experiences on good practises to raise the standard of economy of women in their respective countries, stated a statement issued by Wisma Putra (Foreign Ministry) here Monday.

Since it was held in 1992, the summit had gained a reputation as an important and successful international forum which had brought together women leaders from the public and private sectors in various fields from all over the world.

While there, Rosmah is scheduled to give a speech and will be one of the panel members at the First Lady Forum, to be held on Friday, together with the Turkish Prime Minister's wife, Emine Erdogan, and Namibian First Lady, Penehupifo Pohamba.

Rosmah, who will be accompanied by Women, Family and Community Development Minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil and the Deputy Prime Minister's wife, Noorainee Abdul Rahman, is scheduled to leave Tuesday afternoon.

Also in the delegation are members of Bakti, the Association of Wives of Ministers and Deputy Ministers, women entrepreneurs and senior officers from the International Trade and Industry and SME Corporation.

On Wednesday, Rosmah is scheduled to attend the Small and Medium Industry Development Organization for Networking and dialogue session with Malaysian Women Entrepreneurs at a hotel in Istanbul.

She will also be given the honour to ring the Istanbul stock market opening bell n Wednesday morning.
-- BERNAMA