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List of international prime ministerial trips made by Lawrence Wong

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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]

Summary[edit]

The number of visits per country where Prime Minister Wong traveled are:

2024[edit]

# Country Locations Dates Details
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]

Future trips[edit]

Country Locations Dates Details
 Malaysia Putrajaya TBC 11th Singapore-Malaysia Annual Leaders' Retreat
 Laos Vientiane TBC Part of his introductory visits to ASEAN Capitals
 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
 Indonesia Jakarta TBC Part of his introductory visits to ASEAN Capitals
 Laos Vientiane 6-11 October 44th & 45th ASEAN Summit
 Indonesia Jakarta 19-20 October Expected to attend Prabowo Subianto's inauguration as President of Indonesia
 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.[4][5]

Multilateral meetings[edit]

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
2024 2025
APEC 10-16 November,
Peru Lima
ASEAN 6-11 October ,
Laos Vientiane
East Asia Summit 6-11 October,
Laos Vientiane
G20 November 18-19,
Brazil Rio de Janeiro
CHOGM 21-25 October,
Samoa Apia
UNCCC 11-22 November,[a],
Azerbaijan Baku
UNGA 11-24 September,[b]
United States New York City
Others Ukraine peace summit
June 15–16,[c]
Switzerland 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 is expected to attend in Prime Minister Wong's place.
^c Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sim Ann attended the summit in Prime Minister Wong's place

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