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Congratulatory Letter from President Halimah Yacob to President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

President Halimah Yacob has written to Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to congratulate him on his re-election. President Tokayev was sworn in on 26 November 2022. The text of the letter is app ...

Condolence Messages from Singapore Leaders on the Passing of Former President of the People's Republic of China Mr Jiang Zemin

President Halimah Yacob has written to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) President Xi Jinping, and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has written to PRC Premier Li Keqiang to convey their condolences ...

Official Visit by Chairwoman of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Organisation Commission Truong Thi Mai, 27 November to 2 December 2022

Chairwoman of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Organisation Commission Truong Thi Mai is on an Official Visit to Singapore from 27 November to 2 December 2022. Chairwoman Mai called on S ...

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan's Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Expected Economic Impact and Outcomes on Singapore Following United States' and India's Upgraded Ties with ASEAN to Comprehensive Strategic Partnerships

  QUESTION   Mr Desmond Choo: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs with the United States and India upgrading ties with ASEAN to comprehensive strategic partnerships level (a) what is the expected ...

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's Congratulatory Letter to Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim, 24 November 2022

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has written a congratulatory letter to Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The text of the letter is appended.   .    .    .    .    .   MINISTRY OF FORE ...

STATEMENT BY MR NATHANIEL KHNG, COUNSELLOR (LEGAL), PERMANENT MISSION OF SINGAPORE TO THE UNITED NATIONS, ON AGENDA ITEM 80, ON THE REPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW ON THE WORK OF ITS FIFTY-FOURTH SESSION, SIXTH COMMITTEE, 18 OCTOBER 2021

1 Singapore would like to thank the Chair of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL or the Commission), Ambassador Philbert Abaka Johnson of Ghana, for his stewardship of ...

STATEMENT BY MR NATHANIEL KHNG, COUNSELLOR (LEGAL), PERMANENT MISSION OF SINGAPORE TO THE UNITED NATIONS, ON AGENDA ITEM 85, ON THE RULE OF LAW AT THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS, SIXTH COMMITTEE, 8 OCTOBER 2021

Mdm Chair, 1 My delegation thanks Assistant-Secretary-General Volker Türk for introducing the Secretary-General’s report on this agenda item.   2 At the outset, I would like to reaffirm Singapore’s ...

STATEMENT BY MR NATHANIEL KHNG, COUNSELLOR (LEGAL), PERMANENT MISSION OF SINGAPORE TO THE UNITED NATIONS, ON AGENDA ITEM 167, ON THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RELATIONS WITH THE HOST COUNTRY, SIXTH COMMITTEE, 9 NOVEMBER 2021

1 My delegation congratulates Ambassador Andreas Hadjichrysanthou of Cyprus for his election as Chair of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country.  We also thank him for presenting the Commit ...

STATEMENT BY MR KENNETH WONG, DELEGATE TO THE 76TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, ON AGENDA ITEM 81, ON THE UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME OF ASSISTANCE IN THE TEACHING, STUDY, DISSEMINATION AND WIDER APPRECIATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, 21 OCTOBER 2021

Mdm Chair,   1 Singapore associates itself with the statement by Cambodia on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. We thank the Secretary-General for his report on the implementation ...

STATEMENT BY MR KENNETH WONG, DELEGATE TO THE 76TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, ON AGENDA ITEM 86, THE SCOPE AND APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF UNIVERSAL JURIDICTION, SIXTH COMMITTEE, 21 OCTOBER 2021

Mdm Chair,   1 We thank the Secretary-General for his report on this agenda item.   2 The principle of universal jurisdiction is based on a recognition that certain crimes are so heinous, and of suc ...