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19 September 2026

Transcript of Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan's Wrap-Up Interview with Singapore Media, 19 September 2026 in Ottawa, Canada

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Canada

Transcript of Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan's Wrap-Up Interview with Singapore Media, 19 September 2026 in Ottawa, Canada

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19 September 2026

Official Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan to Ottawa, Canada, 17 to 18 September 2026

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Canada

Official Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan to Ottawa, Canada, 17 to 18 September 2026

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17 September 2026

Visit of Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan to the State of Qatar, 16 to 17 September 2026

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Qatar

Visit of Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan to the State of Qatar, 16 to 17 September 2026

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16 September 2026

Official Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan to Ottawa, Canada, 17 to 18 September 2026

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Canada

Official Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan to Ottawa, Canada, 17 to 18 September 2026

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16 September 2026

Visit by Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Development Alvin Tan to Bogotá, Colombia and Santiago, Chile, 8 to 17 September 2026

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Chile

Colombia

Visit by Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Development Alvin Tan to Bogotá, Colombia and Santiago, Chile, 8 to 17 September 2026

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15 September 2026

Visit of Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan to the State of Qatar, 16 to 17 September 2026

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Qatar

Visit of Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan to the State of Qatar, 16 to 17 September 2026

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14 September 2026

Working Visit of Vice President and Minister of Finance of the Republic of Botswana Ndaba Gaolathe, 14 September 2026

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Botswana

Working Visit of Vice President and Minister of Finance of the Republic of Botswana Ndaba Gaolathe, 14 September 2026

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13 September 2026

Visit by Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim to Cairo, Egypt, 14 to 15 September 2026

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Egypt

Visit by Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim to Cairo, Egypt, 14 to 15 September 2026

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13 September 2026

Visit of the Honourable Tim Watts MP, Australia's Special Envoy for Indian Ocean Affairs, Under the S R Nathan Fellowship, 18 to 23 September 2026

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Australia

Visit of the Honourable Tim Watts MP, Australia's Special Envoy for Indian Ocean Affairs, Under the S R Nathan Fellowship, 18 to 23 September 2026

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11 September 2026

Condolence Letter from Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong to Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) John Lee on the passing of former HKSAR Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa, 11 September 2026

Condolence Letter from Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong to Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) John Lee on the passing of former HKSAR Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa, 11 September 2026.

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