Welcomed Oracle CEO Safra Catz to Singapore, a pivotal hub for Oracle in Asia Pacific and a highlight of the CloudWorld Tour. Our nation’s strategic location, robust security, and tech expertise make us an ideal data center. As AI reshapes our world, requiring vast data and…

Glad to meet my good friend Mathias Cormann , Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris.

Have known him since he was Finance Minister of Australia. Time flies - the last time we met in 2021, he was just about to take on his current…

Delighted to catch up with Mr Laurent Fabius, who previously served as France’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, and is currently President of the Constitutional Council.

Laurent has been a key advocate on climate issues, and we worked closely together on the landmark Paris…

Always a pleasure to welcome my good friend Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar (Modi Ka Parivar) to Singapore.

Singapore and India share warm ties, underpinned by our cooperation in forward-looking areas such as skills development and digitalisation, and close people-to-people links.…

Pleased to meet Jordan Deputy Prime Minister & Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Amman. We had just spoken two weeks ago about the dire situation in Gaza and how Singapore and Jordan can work together to provide lifesaving aid. I thanked him for Jordan’s swift facilitation of our…

Honoured to meet my good friend Qatar Prime Minister محمد بن عبدالرحمن & join him for iftar in Doha. We reaffirmed our strong bilateral cooperation & had an in-depth discussion on regional developments, including the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza & longer-term consequences for…

Selamat berpuasa to our Muslim brothers and sisters. May this Ramadan be a time for light, hope and peace.

Good discussion with Jonathan Kaplan Jonathan Kaplan on our bilateral cooperation and global developments. Ambassador Kaplan has made significant efforts to strengthen the US-Singapore relationship.

Warm leaders’ meeting between PM leehsienloong and Australian PM Anthony Albanese. 🇸🇬& 🇦🇺 have made good progress in our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP).
As we approach the CSP’s 10th anniversary next year, our PMs agreed to explore more ambitious, groundbreaking areas of…

Had a good meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong before our leaders met in Melbourne. Singapore & Australia are natural partners with a deep reservoir of trust. We discussed our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and look forward to deepening cooperation in areas…

Glad to meet my good friend Dr. S. Jaishankar (Modi Ka Parivar). Singapore & India’s relations continue to grow from strength to strength. We had a wide ranging discussion on our bilateral cooperation and international issues. 🇸🇬🇮🇳

Delighted to meet Nepal Foreign Minister Narayan Prakash Saud. Nepal has a dynamic youth population which comprises 20% of the country’s 30.3 million population. More than 1,600 Nepali officials have participated in Singapore Cooperation Programme courses. We welcome more Nepali…

Glad to meet Bangladesh Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism Muhammad Faruk Khan. Singapore companies are interested in the opportunities presented by Bangladesh's growing economy. Singapore upgraded our Consulate in Dhaka to a High Commission in October last year, and we look…

Pleased to meet Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) Secretary General Jasem Mohamed Al Budaiwi. We discussed the growing cooperation between the #GCC and Singapore. I welcomed the #GCC to use Singapore as a gateway to engage ASEAN. Hope to welcome…

Glad to meet Sri Lanka Foreign Minister M U M Ali Sabry. We discussed the growing bilateral cooperation between Singapore & Sri Lanka. There is potential for us to strengthen our economic relations, including through our Free Trade Agreement and MOU on carbon credits cooperation.…

Pleased to meet Australia Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong in Perth. Good discussion on our bilateral cooperation and regional issues.
Singapore & Australia celebrate the 10th anniversary of our Comprehensive and Strategic Partnership next year. 🇸🇬🇦🇺 There are many opportunities to…

Delighted to meet Head of the Committee for External Relations of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Thongsavanh Phomvihane. We had a good discussion on our bilateral relationship & party-to-party ties. We agreed on the need to build close relationships based on trust with our…

Always a pleasure to catch up with Laos DPM and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith. There is great potential to work with Laos in renewable energy, carbon credits, food security & access to technologically sophisticated supply chains - these are all critical areas for…

Honoured to call on Laos Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, an old friend of Singapore. We had a good discussion on charting deeper areas of bilateral cooperation, as well as the opportunities for Laos arising from the technological revolution. I conveyed President Tharman & PM…