Complex sentence: Several initial meetings with Singapore's Ambassador to Indonesia H.E. Edward Lee, fired the enthusiasm needed to start the project, culminating in a meeting in early 1996 with H.E. The Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, Dr.Tony Tan, who was then the Education Minister.
Split into simpler sentences: Several initial meetings with Singapore's Ambassador to Indonesia H.E. Edward Lee, fired the enthusiasm needed to start the project. This culminated in a meeting in early 1996 with H.E. The Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, Dr.Tony Tan, who was then the Education Minister.