Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore

06/26/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/26/2022 01:17

Working Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan to Lisbon, Portugal, 26 June to 2 July 2022

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will visit Lisbon, Portugal, from 26 June to 2 July 2022.

Minister Balakrishnan will attend the Second United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon and deliver Singapore's national statement at the Conference on 27 June 2022. Minister Balakrishnan will also co-chair a High Level Symposium on Water Ministerial Roundtable and an Interactive Dialogue Session at the Conference, and participate in the Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South East Asia Small Island Developing States side event on "Ocean Action in Support of Sustainable Development Goal 14".

Minister Balakrishnan will call on the President of the Assembly of the Republic Augusto Santos Silva, and Prime Minister of Portugal António Costa, and meet Minister of Foreign Affairs João Cravinho, as well as other prominent Portuguese personalities. Minister Balakrishnan will also attend the inauguration ceremony for the expansion of the PSA Sines terminal.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

26 JUNE 2022