German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to Make First Official Visit to Singapore From Oct 27 to 28
The two countries will discuss economic, defence and technology ties as Merz delivers the 49th Singapore Lecture on Indo-Pacific cooperation.
- On Tuesday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Singapore for a two-day official visit, his first since his May 2025 election, to meet Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
- This visit builds on strong economic ties, including $23.4 billion in goods trade in 2025, and follows the launch of a bilateral "Year of Innovation," with 30 senior businesspeople accompanying the chancellor.
- Merz will deliver the 49th Singapore Lecture, titled "Germany and the Indo-Pacific: Partnership, Competitiveness, and Resilience in a Changing World," at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, chaired by Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo.
- Additional engagements include calls on President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and lunch with Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, as the chancellor continues a five-day Asia tour that includes upcoming stops in Japan and South Korea.
- These visits aim to reinforce security and economic relationships amid geopolitical instability, as Germany seeks to protect strategically important industries and ensure access to critical technologies throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on 2-day official visit to Singapore from Oct 27
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will make a two-day official visit to Singapore from Tuesday (Oct 27).The visit is his first to Singapore and reaffirms the warm, longstanding and multifaceted partnership between Singapore and Germany, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said on Monday.A lawyer by training, Merz was elected on May 6, 2025.He will be hosted to a welcome ceremony by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, before the two leaders hold a bil…
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