German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to make first official visit to Singapore from Oct 27 to 28德国总理弗里德里希·默茨将于10月27日至28日对新加坡进行首次正式访问。
The chancellor will meet Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, and deliver the 49th Singapore Lecture.
The chancellor will meet Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, and deliver the 49th Singapore Lecture.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on October 24, 2026. (Photo: REUTERS/Fariha Farooqui)
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SINGAPORE: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will make his first official visit to Singapore from Tuesday (Oct 27) to Wednesday, Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said on Monday.
The official visit reflects the "warm, longstanding and multifaceted" partnership between Singapore and Germany, MFA said in a statement.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will host a welcome ceremony for the chancellor before the two leaders have a bilateral meeting. Mr Wong will also host a dinner in the chancellor’s honour.
Mr Merz, who has served as the Chancellor of Germany since May 2025, will also call on President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and be hosted to lunch by Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
Chancellor Merz will deliver the 49th Singapore Lecture, organised by the Yusof Ishak Institute (ISEAS).
The lecture, titled “Germany and the Indo-Pacific: Partnership, Competitiveness, and Resilience in a Changing World”, will be chaired by Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo.
Singapore and Germany celebrated 60 years of diplomatic relations in 2025. Both countries launched a bilateral "Year of Innovation" this year, which built on an earlier strategic partnership .
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校长将与总理黄循财和总统尚达曼会面，并发表第49届新加坡讲座。
德国总理弗里德里希·默茨于2026年10月24日。（图片：路透社/法里哈·法鲁基）
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新加坡：新加坡外交部周一表示，德国总理弗里德里希·默茨将于周二（10月27日）至周三对新加坡进行首次正式访问。
新加坡外交部在一份声明中表示，此次正式访问体现了新加坡和德国之间“热情、长期和多方面的”伙伴关系。
黄循财总理将在与财政大臣举行双边会晤前，主持欢迎仪式。黄循财总理还将设晚宴款待财政大臣。
自 2025 年 5 月起担任德国总理的默茨先生还将拜访总统尚达曼，并由国务资政李显龙款待共进午餐。
默兹校长将发表由尤索夫伊萨克东南亚研究院（ISEAS）组织的第49届新加坡讲座。
题为“德国与印太地区：变化世界中的伙伴关系、竞争力和韧性”的讲座将由数码发展与新闻部长杨莉明主持。
2025年，新加坡和德国庆祝建交60周年。两国今年启动了双边“创新年”计划，该计划建立在早先的战略伙伴关系之上。
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