State Visit of His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, 19 to 21 November 2024

Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong called on His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden today. 

Prime Minister Wong and His Majesty reaffirmed the strongand growing cooperation between Singapore and Sweden both bilaterally and in multilateral fora. Following the meeting, Prime Minister Wong and His Majesty witnessed the exchange of five Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) to enhance cooperation in the areas of Aviation, Defence Technology, Energy, Healthcare Innovation, and Transport. These MOUs underscore the wide-ranging cooperation between Singapore and Sweden and lay the groundwork for deeper collaboration in areas of mutual interest. The list of MOUs is at Annex.

His Majesty will depart Singapore later today.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

21 NOVEMBER 2024

Annex – List of MOUs

(a) Amendment to the Singapore-Sweden Defence Technology Memorandum of Understanding

(b) Memorandum of Understanding between Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and Luftfartsverket

(c) Memorandum of Understanding between Swedish Transport Administration and Land Transport Authority of Singapore

(d) Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Climate and Enterprise of the Kingdom of Sweden and the Energy Market Authority of Singapore

(e) Memorandum of Understanding between Singapore’s Ministry of Health and Sweden’s Ministry of Health and Social Affairs on Healthcare Innovation Co-Operation