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MFA Press Statement: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan at the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, 22 September 2016

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24 September 2016

Call on Dr Henry Kissinger by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan. [Photo: MFA] 1Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan who is in New York for the 71st S...

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Henry Kissinger and Vivian Balakrishnan in suits posing for photo. Balakrishnan has Singapore flag pin.

Call on Dr Henry Kissinger by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan. [Photo: MFA]

1            Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan who is in New York for the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), had separate meetings with Dr Henry Kissinger and former Majority Leader of the US House of Representatives Eric Cantor. They had frank and wide-ranging discussions on global and regional developments.

2            Minister Balakrishnan also hosted the 9th Global Governance Group (3G)[1] Ministerial Meeting, during which the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, briefed the 3G on Germany's incoming G20 Presidency and its continued engagement of the 3G.

3            Minister Balakrishnan also hosted a lunch for the Heads of Delegation from Pacific Small Island Developing States and Timor-Leste, which was attended by a number of Prime Ministers, Ministers and other country representatives. The delegations exchanged views on the common challenges faced by small island states and reaffirmed their commitment to continue working together to address them.

4            Minister Balakrishnan also met his counterparts from Argentina, Mozambique, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at the sidelines of the UNGA to reaffirm our good bilateral cooperation, and explore ways to further strengthen our links. 

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

23 SEPTEMBER 2016

1 The 3G comprises the following Member States of the United Nations: Bahamas, the Kingdom of Bahrain, Barbados, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Costa Rica, the Republic of Finland, Guatemala, Jamaica, Kuwait, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Malaysia, the Principality of Monaco, Montenegro, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, the Republic of the Philippines, the State of Qatar, the Republic of Rwanda, the Republic of San Marino, the Republic of Senegal, the Republic of Singapore, Republic of Slovenia, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, Uruguay and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.


Two men in suits stand before a square-tiled wall; one wears a Singapore flag pin.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan met with Eric Cantor, former Majority Leader of the US House of Representatives. [Photo: MFA]


A group of people standing behind a long conference table.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan hosts lunch for Heads of Delegation from the Pacific Small Island Developing States and Timor-Leste. [Photo: MFA]


Two people, a man in a suit and woman in a blazer, shaking hands.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan meeting with Argentina's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship Susanna Malcorra, on the sidelines of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly. [Photo: MFA]


Two men in suits shaking hands in a room.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan meeting with Mozambique's Minister of Foreign Affairs Júlio Marques Balói on the sidelines of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly. [Photo: MFA] 


Four people in business attire seated at a table with water bottles in a patterned room.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan meeting with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Regional Integration Louis Straker. [Photo: MFA]


Two men in suits converse; woman takes notes. Water bottles & phone on table.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan meeting with International Committee of the Red Cross President Peter Maurer. [Photo: MFA]

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