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• Published on June 27, 2024 - 10:58 GMT

  

  Visit by Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Masna, Ambassador-At-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brunei Darussalam, 26 to 28 ...

  Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Masna, Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brunei Darussalam, will visit Singapore from 26 to 28 June 2024 at the invitation of Senior Minister of State (SMS), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry …

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• Published on June 27, 2024 - 10:58 GMT

  

  Official Visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor-Leste Bendito dos Santos Freitas, 26 to 28 June 2024

  Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor-Leste Bendito dos Santos Freitas is on an Official Visit to Singapore from 26 to 28 June 2024. This is Minister Freitas’ introductory visit to Singapore.   Minister Freitas called on Prime Minister …

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• Published on June 26, 2024 - 10:04 GMT

  Congratulatory Letters to the President of the Republic of South Africa Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa

  President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong have written to congratulate President of the Republic of South Africa Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa on his re-election. The texts of the letters are appended.   .     .    .    .    .   MINISTRY …

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• Published on June 26, 2024 - 10:04 GMT

  

  Official Visit of President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to Estonia, 25 to 26 June 2024

  President Tharman Shanmugaratnam is in Estonia on an Official Visit at the invitation of Estonian President Alar Karis.   On 25 June, President Tharman received a ceremonial welcome at the Presidential Palace at Kadriog, before calling on President Karis. …

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• Published on June 26, 2024 - 10:04 GMT

  Joint Press Statement on the 14th Thailand-Singapore Civil Service Exchange Programme, 25 to 26 June 2024, Bangkok, Thailand

  The 14th Thailand-Singapore Civil Service Exchange Programme (CSEP) was held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 25 to 26 June 2024. Mr. Maris Sangiampongsa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, and Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign …

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• Published on June 25, 2024 - 09:15 GMT

  Official Visit of President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to the Italian Republic, 24 June 2024

  President Tharman Shanmugaratnam made an Official Visit to Italy on 24 June at the invitation of President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella.   President Tharman received a ceremonial welcome at the Quirinale Palace in Rome, and called on President …

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• Published on June 24, 2024 - 13:34 GMT

  Official Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan to the Kingdom of Thailand, 25 to 26 June 2024

            Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will make an Official Visit to the Kingdom of Thailand from 25 to 26 June 2024 at the invitation of Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Sangiampongsa. Minister Balakrishnan’s visit reflects …

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• Published on June 21, 2024 - 12:57 GMT

  Transcript of Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan's Remarks at the Book Launch of "Perspectives of Two Island ...

  Minister Vivian Balakrishnan: Ms. Gabrielle Rush, New Zealand High Commissioner to Singapore, Dr. Anne-Marie Schleich, who is the reason why we are all here, Mr. Ong Keng Yong (Executive Deputy Chairman, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies), …

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• Published on June 19, 2024 - 11:54 GMT

  

  Official Visits of President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to the Italian Republic and the Republic of Estonia, 24 to 26 June 2024

  President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will make Official Visits to Italy and Estonia from 24 to 26 June 2024 at the invitations of President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella, and President of the Republic of Estonia Alar Karis, respectively.   …

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• Published on June 18, 2024 - 11:29 GMT

  Official Visit by Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Secretary of the CPC Central Committee ...

  Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Political and Legal Affairs Commission (PLAC) Chen Wenqing will visit Singapore from 18 to 20 June 2024 to co-chair the 4th Singapore-China …

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• Published on June 17, 2024 - 11:20 GMT

  

  Special Envoy of the Prime Minister and Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of National Development,...

  Senior Minister of State (SMS), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of National Development, Sim Ann attended the Summit on Peace in Ukraine, held in Switzerland from 15 to 16 June 2024 as the Special Envoy of the Prime Minister.   During the Summit, …

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• Published on June 17, 2024 - 11:20 GMT

  

  Official Visit of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, 18 to 19 June 2024

  The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, will make an Official Visit to Singapore from 18 to 19 June 2024. This will be Prime Minister Hun Manet’s first Official Visit to Singapore.   Prime Minister Hun Manet …

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• Published on June 15, 2024 - 11:11 GMT

  EU - Singapore 10th Senior Officials' Meeting in Singapore

  The EU and Singapore held the 10th Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) in Singapore on 3 June.   The EU and Singapore took stock of progress made in bilateral and regional cooperation between the EU and Singapore. Both sides welcomed the increasingly strong …

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• Published on June 14, 2024 - 10:48 GMT

  

  Special Envoy of the Prime Minister and Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of National Development,...

    Senior Minister of State (SMS), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of National Development, Sim Ann will attend the Summit on Peace in Ukraine from 15 to 16 June 2024 as Special Envoy of the Prime Minister.    The Summit, which will be hosted by …

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• Published on June 13, 2024 - 09:48 GMT

  

  Introductory Visit of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to Malaysia, 12 June 2024

  Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong concluded his introductory visit to Malaysia today.   Prime Minister Wong met and was hosted to lunch by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Malaysia Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim at Seri Perdana. Both …

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• Published on June 12, 2024 - 08:32 GMT

  

  Introductory Visit of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia, 11 to 12 June 2024

  Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong concluded his introductory visit to Brunei today, and will be travelling to Kuala Lumpur for his introductory visit to Malaysia later this evening.   In Brunei, Prime Minister Wong, Mrs Wong, and the …

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• Published on June 12, 2024 - 08:32 GMT

  Special Envoy Hawazi Daipi's Participation at the "Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza" Conference in Jordan on ...

  Singapore’s Representative to the Palestinian Authority Hawazi Daipi attended the “Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza” conference held in Jordan on 11 June 2024, as the Special Envoy of the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Conference, …

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• Published on June 11, 2024 - 07:41 GMT

  Transcript of Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan's Interview with The Hindu, 6 June 2024

  The Hindu: Welcome to this special interview at The Hindu. I am actually in Singapore and the Diplomatic Editor Suhasini Haidar, and I am speaking with Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan. Dr Balakrishnan has been the Minister of Foreign …

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• Published on June 11, 2024 - 07:41 GMT

  

  PM Lawrence Wong to visit Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 11 to 12 June 2024

  Source: PMO   Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong will begin his series of introductory visits to Southeast Asian capitals with visits to Brunei and Malaysia from 11 to 12 June 2024 at the invitation of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal …

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• Published on June 10, 2024 - 06:57 GMT

  Congratulatory Letter from Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to the Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi, 9 June 2024

  Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has written to congratulate Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi on his re-election as Prime Minister.  The text of the letter is appended.   .     .    .    .    .     MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SINGAPORE 10 …

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