Working Visit of Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan to Italy from 27 June to 1 July 2021

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, will make a working visit to Italy from 27 June to 1 July 2021.  Minister Balakrishnan will first attend the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS in Rome, co-chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic Luigi di Maio and Secretary of State of the United States Antony Blinken.

Minister Balakrishnan will then head to Matera to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, Foreign and Development Joint Ministerial Session, and the Development Ministerial Session at the invitation of Minister di Maio in Italy’s capacity as the 2021 G20 Presidency.  Singapore is Convenor of the Global Governance Group, which comprises 30 small- and medium-sized members of the United Nations and contributes regularly to G20 discussion.

The G20 Foreign and Development Ministers will focus on strengthening multilateralism, global governance, food security, as well as sustainable recovery in developing countries, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Minister Balakrishnan will also have bilateral meetings with his counterparts from other countries on the sidelines of these meetings.

Minister Balakrishnan will be accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

26 JUNE 2021