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Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan to Visit Pakistan on Oct 30
The visit will include bilateral talks, a joint press conference and an MoU on disaster management as both countries mark 60 years of ties.
- On Friday, October 30, 2026, Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan arrived in Islamabad for bilateral talks with Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar.
- The visit commemorates the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Singapore and Pakistan, reflecting longstanding friendship underpinned by mutual respect and warm people-to-people ties.
- Officials will exchange a Memorandum of Understanding on disaster management between Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority and Singapore's Civil Defence Force during the visit.
- Balakrishnan will call on Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, while also visiting the National Center of Artificial Intelligence to study advancements.
- Both nations aim to deepen relations in education, innovation, and research as Singapore prepares for its 2027 Association of Southeast Asian Nations chairmanship amid $1.19 billion in annual trade.
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Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan meets Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Islamabad
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Vivian Balakrishnan to visit Islamabad on Oct 30 to explore new areas of cooperation
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will make a one-day visit to Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday (Oct 30).The visit comes on the back of a two-day visit to Jakarta, Indonesia, where he and Indonesian Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir announced that the two countries are looking into establishing a joint task force to hold companies accountable for forest fires which...
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