Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, will make a working visit to New Delhi, India, from 1 to 3 March 2023, to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at the invitation of India’s Minister of External Affairs, Dr S. Jaishankar, in India’s capacity as the 2023 G20 Presidency. Singapore has been invited as Convenor of the Global Governance Group (3G), which comprises 30 small- and medium-sized members of the United Nations (UN) and seeks to facilitate greater engagement between the G20 and the wider UN membership.
The Foreign Ministers will discuss the importance of multilateralism and development cooperation amidst a complex geopolitical environment and pressing global issues, including the food and energy crisis, climate change, and an uneven pandemic recovery.
Minister Balakrishnan will have meetings with his counterparts on the sidelines of the G20 meeting. Minister Balakrishnan will also meet senior Indian Government leaders including External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Minister of Labour and Employment Bhupender Yadav and Minister of Education and Minister of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
28 FEBRUARY 2023