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7907 articles

28 April 2026

Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan to Brunei Darussalam for the 25th ASEAN - European Union Ministerial Meeting, 27 to 28 April

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Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan to Brunei Darussalam for the 25th ASEAN - European Union Ministerial Meeting, 27 to 28 April

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28 April 2026

Joint Statement delivered by MOS (FA)(SF) Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim at the UN Security Council Open Debate on "The Safety and Protection of Waterways in the Maritime Domain" New York, 27 April 2026

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Joint Statement delivered by Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Social and Family Development Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim at the UN Security Council Open Debate on "The Safety and Protection of Waterways in the Maritime Domain" New York, 27 April 2026

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28 April 2026

Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, 28 April 2026

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Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, 28 April 2026

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27 April 2026

Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan to Brunei Darussalam for the 25th ASEAN-European Union Ministerial Meeting, 27 to 28 April

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Brunei Darussalam

Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan to Brunei Darussalam for the 25th ASEAN-European Union Ministerial Meeting, 27 to 28 April

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26 April 2026

Exchange of Congratulatory Letters to Commemorate the 60th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations Between Singapore and Japan

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Exchange of Congratulatory Letters to Commemorate the 60th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations Between Singapore and Japan

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23 April 2026

Singapore's Contribution Towards Addressing the Humanitarian Situation in Lebanon

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Lebanon

Singapore's Contribution Towards Addressing the Humanitarian Situation in Lebanon

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22 April 2026

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan's Fireside Chat with Steve Sedgwick at CNBC Converge Live, 22 April 2026

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21 April 2026

Opening Address by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan at the 17th Asia-Pacific Programme for Senior National Security Officers (APPSNO), 21 April 2026

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18 April 2026

Visit by Minister of State (MOS) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Trade and Industry Gan Siow Huang to Türkiye, 15 to 19 April 2026

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Turkey

Visit by Minister of State (MOS) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Trade and Industry Gan Siow Huang to Türkiye, 15 to 19 April 2026

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17 April 2026