Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Motegi Toshimitsu, who is in Singapore for an official visit from 12 to 14 August 2020, called on and was hosted to lunch by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan today. He also paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana.
Both Foreign Ministers had a productive meeting and agreed to resume essential business travel, with the necessary public health safeguards, between Singapore and Japan. The ministers also had a good discussion on regional and international developments. They agreed on the importance of ensuring supply chain connectivity, modernising international trade rules for the digital economy, and forging partnerships to promote “vaccine multilateralism” amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Lee and Minister Motegi reaffirmed the close and longstanding relations between Singapore and Japan, and exchanged views on a range of regional and international issues. They discussed how the two countries can work together to promote greater economic integration in the region through the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. Prime Minister Lee welcomed Japan’s continued engagement with ASEAN, and agreed that Singapore and Japan can further strengthen cooperation amid the COVID-19 pandemic such as the facilitation of cross-border essential business travel in a safe manner for both sides.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
13 AUGUST 2020
Caption: Call on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan H.E. Motegi Toshimitsu at The Istana, Singapore, on Thursday, 13 August 2020.
Photo Credit: Ministry of Communications and Information, Singapore
Caption: Call on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan H.E. Motegi Toshimitsu at The Istana, Singapore, on Thursday, 13 August 2020.
Photo Credit: Ministry of Communications and Information, Singapore
Caption: Call on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan H.E. Motegi Toshimitsu at The Istana, Singapore, on Thursday, 13 August 2020.
Photo Credit: Ministry of Communications and Information, Singapore
Caption: Call on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan H.E. Motegi Toshimitsu at The Istana, Singapore, on Thursday, 13 August 2020.
Photo Credit: Ministry of Communications and Information, Singapore
Caption: Official Visit of Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Motegi Toshimitsu to Singapore, 12 to 14 August 2020
Photo Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
Caption: Meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan and Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Motegi Toshimitsu, 13 August 2020
Photo Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
Caption: Lunch hosted by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan for Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Motegi Toshimitsu, 13 August 2020
Photo Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
