Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will make a visit to Paris, France from 8 to 10 November 2015 to attend an informal ministerial meeting on climate change (Pre-COP) convened by the incoming French Presidency of the 21st Session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-21).
The Pre-COP is held as part of the preparations for COP-21 which will take place in Le Bourget, France from 30 November to 11 December 2015. Among the other outcomes expected at COP-21 is a new global climate agreement which will succeed the Kyoto Protocol after 2020.
Minister Balakrishnan will be accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
8 NOVEMBER 2015