This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Lawrence Wong, the 4th Prime Minister of Singapore.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who took the office of Prime Minister of Singapore on 15 May 2024, made his first prime ministerial trip to meet with his counter-part Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah on 11 June 2024 at Bandar Seri Begawan. [1]
By convention, the Prime Minister of Singapore does not usually attend the UN General Assembly or the COP Summits and instead is represented by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Sustainability and the Environment respectively.
The number of visits per country where Prime Minister Wong traveled are:
# | Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
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1 | Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | June 11 | Introductory visit to Brunei as Prime Minister. Met separately with Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah and His Royal Highness Senior Minister Al-Muhtadee Billah together with Her Royal Highness Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah. [2] |
Malaysia | Putrajaya | June 12 | Introductory visit to Malaysia as Prime Minister. Met with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, underscored their shared commitment to take Singapore and Malaysia mutually beneficial partnership forward, and noted the steady progress on win-win projects like the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link and the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone. Both Prime Minister Wong and Prime Minister Anwar looked forward to convening the 11th Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat in Malaysia later this year. Prime Minister Wong also expressed Singapore's full support for Malaysia's ASEAN Chairmanship next year. Prime Minister Wong also met Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof where both sides discussed ways to expand cooperation in various domains like sustainable development, renewable energy, and people-to-people exchanges. [3] | |
2 | Laos | Vientiane | 9-12 October | Attended 44th & 45th ASEAN Summits, first as Singapore PM. Prime Minister Wong also attended the East Asia Summit and other related summits. Trip also considered as Introductory Visit to Laos. Prime Minister Wong held a bilateral meeting with and was hosted to dinner by Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone. A new Leadership and Governance Training Programme for senior Lao officials was announced during the dinner along with Scoot’s increase of flights from Singapore to Vientiane from December 2024. Prime Minister Wong also called on Laos President Thongloun Sisoulith. Prime Minister Wong also held bilateral meetings with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the sidelines. [4] |
Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
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Indonesia | Jakarta | 20 October | Expected to attend Prabowo Subianto's inauguration as President of Indonesia; possibility of arriving earlier as part of introductory visit to ASEAN Capitals, given how the visit to Laos for ASEAN was also considered as a introductory visit to Laos. |
Samoa | Apia | 21–25 October | Expected to lead Singapore's delegation to the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting |
Peru | Lima | 10–16 November | Attending APEC Peru 2024 |
Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | 18–19 November | Attending 2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit as an Invited guest. [5] [6] |
Malaysia | Putrajaya | TBC | Confirmed to be visiting Malaysia for the 11th Singapore-Malaysia Annual Leaders' Retreat at the second part of the year. [7] |
Cambodia | Phnom Penh | TBC | Part of his introductory visits to ASEAN Capitals. |
Vietnam | Hanoi | TBC | Part of his introductory visits to ASEAN Capitals. |
Philippines | Manila | TBC | Part of his introductory visits to ASEAN Capitals. |
Thailand | Bangkok | TBC | Part of his introductory visits to ASEAN Capitals. |
Multilateral meetings of the following intergovernmental organizations that Singapore is a member of (or invited to) are scheduled to take place during Wong's term in office.
Group | Year | ||||||
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2024 | 2025 | ||||||
APEC | 10–16 November, Lima | ||||||
ASEAN | 9-11 October , Vientiane | ||||||
East Asia Summit | 9-11 October, Vientiane | ||||||
G20 | November 18–19, Rio de Janeiro | ||||||
CHOGM | 21–25 October, Apia | ||||||
UNCCC | 11–22 November, [a] , Baku | ||||||
UNGA | 19 - 28 September, [b] New York City | ||||||
Others | Ukraine peace summit June 15–16, [c] Nidwalden | ||||||
██ = Did not attend; ██ = Future event ^a Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu is expected to attend in Prime Minister Wong's place. ^b Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan attended in Prime Minister Wong's place. ^c Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sim Ann attended the summit as Special Envoy of the Prime Minister |
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