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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

22 Nov, 09:46

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Education and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman has concluded his working visit to Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria from 18 to 23 November 2024.

Read more here: https://go.gov.sg/20241122-2minwv
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

22 Nov, 08:53

Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong has written to congratulate the Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius the Honourable Navinchandra Ramgoolam on his appointment.

Read more here: https://go.gov.sg/20241122-congratulatory
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

21 Nov, 12:23

President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev will make a working visit to Singapore from 22 to 23 November 2024.

Read more here: https://go.gov.sg/20241121-bulgariavisit
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

21 Nov, 10:15

Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong called on His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden today.

Read more here: https://go.gov.sg/20241121-sweden
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

21 Nov, 04:38

Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat has concluded his working visit to the Republic of Korea (ROK).

Read more here: https://go.gov.sg/20241121-dpmrok
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

19 Nov, 10:12

His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden received a ceremonial welcome and called on President Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the Parliament House this morning. His Majesty was also hosted to lunch by Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

Read more here: https://go.gov.sg/20241119swedenking
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

19 Nov, 09:52

Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the National Research Foundation Heng Swee Keat was hosted to a lunch by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Dr. Lee Ju-Ho in Seoul on 19 November 2024.

Read more here: https://go.gov.sg/20241119-dpmhengrok
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

18 Nov, 23:51

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz met at the G20 Summit in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

Read more here: https://go.gov.sg/20241118-sggermany
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

18 Nov, 07:23

His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden will make a State Visit to Singapore from 19 to 21 November 2024. This will be the first State Visit by a Swedish King to Singapore.

Read more here: https://go.gov.sg/20241118-swedes
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

17 Nov, 09:56

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Education and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman will make a working visit to Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria from 18 to 23 November 2024.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/2min-west-africa
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

17 Nov, 04:22

Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat will make a Working Visit to Seoul and Gyeonggi, the Republic of Korea (ROK), from 17 to 21 November 2024.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/dpm-heng-rok-visit
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

16 Nov, 19:24

Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong met with People’s Republic of China President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the 31st Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM) in Lima, Peru on 15 November 2024.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/pm-meeting-president-xi
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

15 Nov, 11:26

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong concluded his visit to the United States on 14 November 2024.

Read more here: https://go.gov.sg/20241115-smvus
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

14 Nov, 06:52

Following the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, Indonesian authorities placed the alert-level for Mount Semeru at Level 4. Singaporeans should monitor updates and follow local advisories.

Please prioritise safety and eRegister with MFA at https://eregister.mfa.gov.sg/.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/mount-semeru-notice
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

13 Nov, 11:46

Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong will make a working visit to Lima, Peru, from 14 to 16 November 2024 to attend the 31st Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM) and will thereafter participate in the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 17 to 20 November 2024.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/pmv-peru-brazil
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

12 Nov, 10:47

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan issued a Written Reply to a Parliamentary Question on Humanitarian Assistance to Gaza.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/pq-nov-12-humanitarian-assistance
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

11 Nov, 14:00

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan issued a written reply to a parliamentary question on the possibility of cooperation on Civil Nuclear Research or Applications with other countries after Cooperation Agreement with USA.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/pq-reply-civil-nuclear-research
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

11 Nov, 13:59

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan issued a written reply to a parliamentary question on Australia's caps on International Student commencements.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/pq-reply-australia-student-caps
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

11 Nov, 13:58

Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong co-chaired the 20th Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC), the 25th China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) Joint Steering Council (JSC), the 16th Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city (TEC) JSC, and the 8th China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity (CCI) JSC meetings with Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Ding Xuexiang in Singapore on 11 November 2024.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/20th-jcbc
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

11 Nov, 13:58

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan issued a written reply to a parliamentary question on an American Citizen imprisoned for National Service defaulting offences.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/pq-reply-american-citizen
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

11 Nov, 13:58

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan issued a written reply to a parliamentary question on Palestine.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/pq-reply-palestine
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

11 Nov, 08:45

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan replied to parliamentary questions on Major Power Blocs.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/pq-reply-major-power-blocs
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

11 Nov, 08:21

Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Ding Xuexiang made an official visit to Singapore from 10 to 11 November 2024.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/vicepremierofficialvisit
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

09 Nov, 11:02

Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Ding Xuexiang will make an official visit to Singapore from 10 to 11 November 2024, at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/jcbc-2024-pre-visit
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

08 Nov, 14:34

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan delivered a Special Address at the Ministerial Session of the 8th Roundtable of the ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks (AINTT).

Read the full transcript: https://go.gov.sg/min-fa-aintt24-address
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

07 Nov, 12:46

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Education and for Foreign Affairs Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman made a working visit to Fortaleza and Buenos Aires.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/minister-maliki-fortaleza-buenos-aires
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

07 Nov, 12:45

External Affairs Minister of the Republic of India Dr S Jaishankar will visit Singapore from 8 to 9 November.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/india-fmv-nov-2024
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

06 Nov, 11:09

Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong concluded his introductory visit to Indonesia today.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/jakarta-pmv-2024
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

05 Nov, 09:41

Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong will make his introductory visit to Jakarta, Indonesia, from 5 to 6 November.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/pmv-jakarta-2024
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

01 Nov, 14:16

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan delivered remarks at the handover ceremony of Singapore's fifth tranche of humanitarian assistance for Gaza.

Read the full transcript here: https://go.gov.sg/min-fa-remarks-fifth-tranche-ceremony
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

01 Nov, 11:30

Singapore's fifth tranche of humanitarian assistance for Gaza was handed over to UNICEF this afternoon.

Find out more:
https://go.gov.sg/20241101-5thaid2gaza
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

31 Oct, 10:35

His Serene Highness Hereditary Prince Alois Philipp Maria of the Principality of Liechtenstein will make a working visit to Singapore from 1 November to 4 November 2024.

Find out more: https://go.gov.sg/20241031-hshhplv2sg
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

29 Oct, 09:44

His Highness Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, received a ceremonial welcome at Parliament House today.

Find out more about his visit: https://go.gov.sg/20241029-adcpv2sg
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

28 Oct, 10:46

His Highness Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, will make an Official Visit to Singapore from 29 to 30 October 2024.

Find out more about the visit: https://go.gov.sg/20241028-abudhabicpv
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

25 Oct, 09:38

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam has written a congratulatory letter to President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Luong Cuong upon his election on 21 October 2024.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/congratulatory-letter-vietnam-president
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

25 Oct, 02:13

MFA has issued Spokesperson’s comments on the attack on Turkish Aerospace Industries in Ankara on 23 October 2024.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/spokesperson-comments-ankara
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

25 Oct, 00:41

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan delivered the following remarks at the Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting, Apia, Samoa, on 24 October 2024.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/cfamm2024
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

23 Oct, 10:21

Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong will visit Apia, Samoa from 23 to 26 October 2024 in conjunction with the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/pmvsamoa
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

23 Oct, 08:26

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan delivered the following remarks at the Commonwealth Ministerial Meeting on Small States in Apia, Samoa, on 23 October 2024.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/cmmss2024
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

22 Oct, 11:34

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will attend the Commonwealth Ministerial Meeting on Small States (CMMSS) and the Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) in Apia, Samoa, on 23 and 24 October 2024 respectively.

Read more here: https://go.gov.sg/chogm2024
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

20 Oct, 14:13

Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong called on Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at the Istana Merdeka this afternoon after attending President Prabowo’s inauguration ceremony in the morning.

Read more here: https://go.gov.sg/20241020-presidentindon
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

19 Oct, 10:46

Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong will visit Jakarta, Indonesia, from 20 to 21 October 2024 to attend the inauguration of His Excellency Prabowo Subianto as President of the Republic of Indonesia.

Read more here: https://go.gov.sg/20241019-pmo
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

19 Oct, 01:34

Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of National Development, Sim Ann and Special Envoy for Arctic Affairs Sam Tan attended the 2024 Arctic Circle Assembly (ACA) held in Reykjavík, Iceland from 16 to 19 October 2024 as part of Singapore’s ongoing engagement of the Arctic region.

Read more here: https://go.gov.sg/20241019-icelandsms
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

15 Oct, 14:22

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan issued a written reply to a Parliamentary Question on the Israel-Hamas Conflict.

Read more here: https://go.gov.sg/20241015-pqonih
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

15 Oct, 14:22

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan issued a written reply to a Parliamentary Question on the Assistance MFA is Providing to Singaporeans Residing Near Conflict Zones in the Middle East.


Read more here: https://go.gov.sg/20241015-pqsg
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

15 Oct, 10:25

Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of National Development, Sim Ann will visit Reykjavík, Iceland from 16 to 19 October 2024 to attend the 2024 Arctic Circle Assembly (ACA) at the invitation of Chairman of the Arctic Circle Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson.

Read more here: https://go.gov.sg/20241015-smsiceland
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

15 Oct, 09:25

The foreign Heads of Mission of Papua New Guinea and Bosnia and Herzegovina presented their credentials to President Tharman Shanmugaratnam today.

Find out more here: https://go.gov.sg/20241015-poc
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

14 Oct, 15:07

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan issued a written reply to a Parliamentary Question on additional consular support to Singapore citizens in the Middle East.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/min-fa-pq-written-reply-oct-2024
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

11 Oct, 04:39

Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat has concluded his working visit to Japan.

Read more: https://www.mfa.gov.sg/Newsroom/Press-Statements-Transcripts-and-Photos/2024/10/DPM-Heng-Working-Visit-to-Japan
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

10 Oct, 10:44

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam has written to congratulate the President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia His Excellency Taye Atskeselassie Amde on his appointment.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/president-tharman-letter-ethiopia-president
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

10 Oct, 09:40

In response to severe floods in Kathmandu, Nepal, the Singapore Government will contribute US$100,000 as seed money for the Singapore Red Cross’ public fundraising efforts.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/sg-humanitarian-assistance-nepal-flood
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

08 Oct, 11:58

Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong will visit Vientiane, Lao PDR from 9 to 12 October 2024 in conjunction with the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/pm-wong-visit-laopdr-2024
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

08 Oct, 09:47

His Excellency Yoon Suk Yeol, President of the Republic of Korea (ROK), received a ceremonial welcome at the Parliament House this morning, following which he called on President Tharman Shanmugaratnam. He separately met Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong and Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/rok-president-visit-2024
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

06 Oct, 09:28

His Excellency Yoon Suk Yeol, President of the Republic of Korea (ROK), will make a State Visit to Singapore from 7 to 9 October 2024 at the invitation of President Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

Read more:https://go.gov.sg/pre-visit-rok-president-2024
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

05 Oct, 10:34

Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat has concluded his working visit to the United Kingdom.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/dpm-heng-uk-visit-2024
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

02 Oct, 10:07

Senior Minister of State (SMS), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of National Development, Sim Ann, will visit Doha, Qatar to participate in the 3rd Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Summit, in her capacity as the Special Envoy of the Prime Minister.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/sms-qatar-visit-2024
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

01 Oct, 09:53

Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong has written a valedictory letter to outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and a congratulatory letter to incoming Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/japan-pm-letter
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

01 Oct, 01:59

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong have written to congratulate President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang on the 75th Anniversary of the People's Republic of China.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/congratulatory-letters-prc-2024
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

29 Sep, 02:40

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan delivered Singapore’s National Statement at the UN General Assembly in New York on 28 September 2024.

Read the transcript here: https://go.gov.sg/20240929-unganatstmt
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

28 Sep, 10:51

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan spoke with the Singapore media at a wrap-up interview during the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week in New York.

Read the transcript here: https://go.gov.sg/20240928-ungadrstp
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

27 Sep, 10:51

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan delivered remarks at the Forum of Small States Reception in New York on 26 September 2024.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/foss-reception
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

27 Sep, 07:35

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong have written to congratulate President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayake on his election.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/congratulatory-letters-president-of-sri-lanka
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Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

26 Sep, 00:15

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan delivered a statement at the UN Security Council Open Debate on 25 September 2024.

Read more: https://go.gov.sg/un-security-council-open-debate
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