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Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan to Norway and France, 20 to 22 February 2022

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21 February 2022

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan met Norwegian Minister for Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt today. They reaffirmed the excellent bilateral relationship and welcomed further collab...

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Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan met Norwegian Minister for Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt today. They reaffirmed the excellent bilateral relationship and welcomed further collaboration between Singapore and Norway in research, innovation, entrepreneurship and educational exchanges. Both Ministers also discussed global and regional developments, including the situation in Ukraine and Myanmar.

Minister Balakrishnan was hosted to lunch by Ministry of Trade & Industry State Secretary Halvard Ingebrigtsen and Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Secretary Eivind Vad Petersson. At the lunch, Minister Balakrishnan engaged Norwegian business leaders from the maritime, telecommunication and shipping industries. They discussed opportunities for further business collaboration between Singapore and Norway.

Minister Balakrishnan departs Oslo today for Paris, to attend the Ministerial Forum on Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

21 FEBRUARY 2022

Photo Caption: Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan’s meeting with Norwegian Minister for Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt on 21 February 2022

Photo Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore


Two men in suits sit at a flower-filled table during a meal.

Photo Caption: Breakfast hosted by Norwegian Minister for Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt for Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan on 21 February 2022

Photo Credit:Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore


Two people at a formal dinner table with flowers, candles, and paintings.

Photo Caption: Breakfast hosted by Norwegian Minister for Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt for Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan on 21 February 2022

Photo Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore


Group of ten people in business attire standing on patterned carpet.

Photo Caption: Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan's engagement with Norwegian State Secretary (Trade & Industy) Halvard Ingebrigtsen, Norwegian State Secretary (Foreign Affairs) Eivind Vad Petersson and Norwegian business leaders on 21 February 2022

Photo Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore

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