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MFA Press Statement: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan at the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, 23 September 2016

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24 September 2016

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan attending the Major Economies Forum: Special Foreign Ministers' Session.[Photo: MFA] Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian B...

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Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan attending the Major Economies Forum: Special Foreign Ministers' Session.[Photo: MFA]


        Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan who is in New York for the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, participated in the Special Foreign Ministers’ Session of the 25th Major Economies Forum, which discussed the next steps towards the entry into force and implementation of the Paris Agreement under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

        Minister Balakrishnan also participated in the ASEAN-US Foreign Ministers meeting co-chaired by US Secretary of State John Kerry and Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anifah Aman, and met his counterparts from Cuba, Comoros, Trinidad & Tobago, Bahrain, Nepal, and Burundi, to reaffirm our good bilateral relations, and explore ways to further strengthen our links. 

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

24 SEPTEMBER 2016


John Kerry shaking hands with a man at a table labeled "Vietnam". Other attendees visible.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan attending the Informal ASEAN-US Ministers' Meeting co-chaired by US Secretary of State John Kerry and Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anifah Aman. [Photo: MFA]

Two men in suits shake hands in front of a gray wall.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan meeting with Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez Parilla, on the sidelines of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly. [Photo: MFA]

Two men in suits pose near burgundy armchairs against a gray wall.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan meeting with Comoros Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Francophonie and Diaspora Mohamed Bacar Dossar, on the sidelines of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly.  [Photo: MFA]

Two men in suits shake hands, one with Indonesian flag pin.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan meeting with Trinidad and Tobago's Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs, Dennis Moses, on the sidelines of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly. [Photo: MFA]

Two men in suits shaking hands in front of an office wall.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan meeting with Bahrain's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, on the sidelines of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly. [Photo: MFA]

Two men in suits sit facing each other, with Nepal and Singapore flags on the table.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan meeting with Nepal's Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat, on the sidelines of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly. [Photo: MFA] 


Two men in suits shake hands in front of gray wall with chairs.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan meeting with Burundi's Minister of External Relations and International Cooperation Alain Aime Nyamitwe, on the sidelines of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly. [Photo: MFA]

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