Singapore foreign policy

SM Lee visits historic Samarkand, explores opportunities for Singapore ties

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong walked through Registan Square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Aug 30.

Singapore, Uzbekistan take first step towards free trade agreement

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim, and Member of Parliament Foo Cexiang tour the Islamic Civilisation Centre in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Aug 28.

Singapore keen to build on goodwill, deepen ties with Kazakhstan: SM Lee

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaking during a wrap-up interview with Singapore media in Astana on Aug 27, at the end of his official visit to Kazakhstan.

Singapore has to keep reinventing itself as global environment changes: SM Lee

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivers a lecture at Nazarbayev University in Astana on Aug 27.

Singapore to explore how S-E Asia, Central Asia can work more closely when it chairs ASEAN in 2027

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong (left) is conferred the Order of Dostyk, First Class, by Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at Akorda Presidential Palace in Astana on Aug 26.

Singapore, Australia commit to unrestricted flow of essential goods, defence supplies

The 15th Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee meeting was held in Adelaide on July 27.

Singapore encourages North Korea to keep dialogue channels open amid global uncertainty

Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and his North Korean counterpart Choe Son Hui reaffirmed the longstanding cordial and friendly relations between both countries.

Singapore, China call for Middle East ceasefire, stress need to safeguard maritime flows

dlvisit25 - Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing on May 25. They agreed on the need for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East and emphasised the importance of resuming maritime traffic flows through the Strait of Hormuz.

All photos credit to: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

‘Singapore is a real priority for New Zealand’: PM Luxon committed to supplying food to Singapore

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon discusses fuel and food security during an exclusive interview with The Straits Times at his office in the Beehive, Wellington, on April 29, ahead of his official visit to Singapore on May 3.

The Gulf crisis is a warning. Singapore should heed its lessons

War comes to the prosperous Gulf states with missile strikes by Iran on targets such as Jebel Ali port (pictured) in the UAE.
War comes to the prosperous Gulf states with missile strikes by Iran on targets such as Jebel Ali port in the UAE (above).
A yacht sailing past a plume of smoke rising from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1.

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