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Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan to Jakarta, Indonesia, for the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat, 3 to 4 February 2023

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4 February 2023

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan attended the 32ndASEAN Coordinating Council Meeting and the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Jakarta, Indonesia from 3 to 4 February 2023. The F...

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Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan attended the 32nd ASEAN Coordinating Council Meeting and the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Jakarta, Indonesia from 3 to 4 February 2023. The Foreign Ministers discussed ASEAN’s priorities including Indonesia’s Chairmanship priorities and deliverables, Timor-Leste’s ASEAN membership and the situation in Myanmar.

The Foreign Ministers reaffirmed the importance of working together to facilitate an inclusive post-pandemic recovery and advance ASEAN’s Community-building efforts. Minister Balakrishnan emphasised that Singapore will work with Indonesia and fellow ASEAN Member States to create opportunities for our people and businesses in the digital, green, and blue economies.

Minister Balakrishnan welcomed Timor-Leste Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Her Excellency Adaljiza Albertina Xavier Reis Magno’s involvement in the ASEAN meetings as an Observer, and reiterated Singapore’s continued support for Timor-Leste’s preparations to join ASEAN.

On the situation in Myanmar, the Foreign Ministers reaffirmed the importance and centrality of the Five Point Consensus formulated by the ASEAN Leaders at their meeting on 24 April 2021 in Jakarta.

Minister Balakrishnan reaffirmed Singapore’s commitment to work closely with ASEAN Chair Indonesia, fellow ASEAN Member States, and our external partners to realise Indonesia’s Chairmanship priorities under the theme“ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth”.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

4 FEBRUARY 2023


Two people shake hands before flags under an ASEAN Indonesia 2023 logo.

Photo Caption: Indonesia Minister for Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi welcoming Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta on 3 February 2023

Photo Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore 


Smiling man in suit stands at a meeting table with ASEAN Indonesia 2023 logo in background.

Photo Caption: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan at the 32nd ASEAN Coordinating Council Meeting in Jakarta on 3 February 2023

Photo Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore 


ASEAN meeting with attendees seated at tables facing flags and a screen.

Photo Caption: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan at the 32nd ASEAN Coordinating Council Meeting in Jakarta on 3 February 2023

Photo Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore 


Ten people holding hands on a red stage below "ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS' RETREAT".

Photo Caption: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, ASEAN Foreign Ministers and Timor-Leste Foreign Minister Adaljiza Magno at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Jakarta on 4 February 2023

Photo Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore 


Three people in patterned shirts converse in front of an "ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS'" backdrop.

Photo Caption: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan with Indonesia Minister for Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi (right) and Timor-Leste Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Adaljiza Magno (left) at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Jakarta on 4 February 2023

Photo Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore 

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