Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Social and Family Development Sam Tan will visit Inari, Finland from 16 to 19 September 2018 to attend the 13th Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region (CPAR).
First held in 1993, the CPAR is a biennial conference attended by representatives of the national parliaments of the eight Arctic Council (AC) Member States (Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the US) and the European Parliament. The CPAR focuses on issues related to the Arctic’s development, such as climate change, education and research, shipping possibilities, and sustainable development. Singapore first attended the 10th CPAR in Akureyri, Iceland in 2012, and has attended all the CPARs since we were granted observer status in the AC in 2013.
In addition to attending the CPAR meetings, MOS Tan will have bilateral meetings with his counterparts, as well as meet the Presidents of the Saami Parliaments of Norway, Sweden and Finland.
MOS Tan will be accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
16 SEPTEMBER 2018