Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Education and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman will attend the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) from 19 to 28 September 2024. Read more: https://go.gov.sg/79th-unga

President of the Republic of Rwanda Paul Kagame will make a Working Visit to Singapore from 18 to 23 September 2024. Find out more: https://go.gov.sg/rwanda-president-visit

The foreign Heads of Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Denmark, Portuguese Republic and Equatorial Guinea presented their credentials to President Tharman Shanmugaratnam today. Find out more: https://go.gov.sg/poc-240917

Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan Tshering Tobgay will make a Working Visit to Singapore from 17 to 19 September 2024. Read more: https://go.gov.sg/bhutan-working-visit

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan delivered remarks at the Annamalai University (Singapore Chapter) Silver Jubilee on 15 September 2024. Read the transcript: https://go.gov.sg/minister-fa-remarks-annamalai-jubilee

His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office of Brunei Darussalam, concluded his five-day official visit to Singapore for the 10th Singapore-Brunei Young Leaders’ Programme (YLP) today. Read more: https://go.gov.sg/10th-brunei-ylp

His Holiness Pope Francis received a ceremonial welcome at the Parliament House today, and had a new orchid hybrid named in his honour. Find out more the Pope's visit: https://go.gov.sg/20240912-papalvisit2

Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong and Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan have written condolence letters to their Vietnamese counterparts on Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam. Read the letters: https://go.gov.sg/20240911-typhoonnyagi

Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean visited Paris, France from 9 to 11 September 2024. Find out more: https://go.gov.sg/20240911-smteo2france

Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan responded to the Adjournment Motion on 'Shaping Foreign Policy in a Less Predictable World' in Parliament today. Read the transcript: https://go.gov.sg/20240910-parladjmtn