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MFA Press Release: Speeches By Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan; Senior Minister of State Mrs Josephine Teo; and Senior Minister of State Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman in Parliament during the Committee of Supply Debate, 2 March 2017

Speech by Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan            2016 was a tumultuous year for the world and a very busy year for MFA staff. The previous global consensus on the benefits of free trade and, on e ...

MFA Press Statement: State Visit by President of the French Republic François Hollande to Singapore, 26 to 27 March 2017

            President of the French Republic François Hollande, who is on a State Visit to Singapore, met Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today.  PM Lee hosted lunch thereafter.              PM Lee and ...

MFA Press Statement: State Visit by President Francois Hollande, the French Republic, 26 to 27 March 2017

            President of the French Republic François Hollande, who is on a State Visit to Singapore, received an official welcome at the Istana today.  Following the ceremony, President Hollande call ...

Edited Transcript of Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan's Doorstop Interview with Singapore Media at the 30th ASEAN Summit, Manila, Philippines, 28 April 2017

  Min: I think we had a very good meeting. A couple of issues obviously predominated. First, all the ASEAN Foreign Ministers were very concerned, in fact gravely concerned, with the situation on the K ...

MFA Press Release: Edited Transcript of Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan at the Argentine Council for International Relations, Buenos Aires, 6 April 2017

  Building Links Between Latin America and Asia in an Uncertain World                 It is an honour to be here. Thank you for the privilege of speaking today.  I will speak frankly so I hope you wil ...

Edited Transcript of Minister's doorstop with Straits Times and Feature Story News, 6 May 2017

Straits Times: Minister, could you give us your sense of new priorities that have emerged, that you see emerging at the Department of State and the White House in this new administration?   Minister: ...

Joint Press Statement: Official Visit to Singapore by Mr Zhao Leji, Member of the Political Bureau and Minister of the Organisation Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, 15 to 17 May 2017

          Member of the Political Bureau and Minister of the Organisation Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Mr Zhao Leji will visit Singapore from 15 to 17 May 2017, a ...

Edited Transcript of Remarks by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan at the 7th Young Sikh Association Ministerial Dialogue, Singapore Management University, 13 May 2017

Ladies and Gentlemen, members of the Young Sikh Association, and I see that it is a multi-racial group here so I’m glad. That reminds us that we are in Singapore. First, let me say that I am very hap ...

MFA Press Release: Congratulatory Letter from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on 18 May 2017

  Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has written to French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe to convey his congratulations on his appointment.  The text of their letter is appended. .    .    .    .    . ...

MFA Press Statement: Congratulatory Letters from Singapore Leaders to French President-elect Emmanuel Macron on 8 May 2017

                President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong have written to French President-elect Emmanuel Macron to convey their congratulations on his election victory on 7 May 2 ...