Vivian Balakrishnan on 2-day Qatar visit for bilateral co-operation meeting

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan is on a two-day working visit to Qatar from Sept 16 to 17.

Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Tuesday (Sept 16) that the foreign minister will be co-chairing the third iteration of the Qatar-Singapore Implementation Monitoring Mechanism (IMM) with Qatar Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan Bin Saad Al Muraikhi.

The IMM is a platform for the two countries to follow-up on bilateral initiatives in the areas of information communication technology, security, business, legal and sustainability — established under the Qatar-Singapore High Level Joint Committee.

It was incepted during Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamin Bin Hamad Al Thani's state visit to Singapore in 2017, with then-Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and the Qatari Emir agreeing that the IMM will be a channel for ministries and agencies from the two countries to work more closely and effectively together.

According to MFA, the two foreign ministers will review the progress of bilateral cooperation and identify opportunities to further deepen cooperation between the two countries.

During his visit, Dr Balakrishnan will also meet with senior Qatari leaders and officials to exchange views on regional and international developments.

He will be accompanied by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim and officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

外交部长维文·巴拉克里希南博士将于9月16日至17日对卡塔尔进行为期两天的工作访问。

新加坡外交部周二（9月16日）发表声明称，外交部长将与卡塔尔外交国务大臣苏丹·本·萨阿德·穆莱基共同主持卡塔尔-新加坡执行监督机制（IMM）的第三次会议。

IMM 是卡塔尔和新加坡两国跟进信息通信技术、安全、商业、法律和可持续性等领域双边倡议的平台，由卡塔尔-新加坡高级别联合委员会设立。

该机制是在卡塔尔埃米尔谢赫·塔明·本·哈马德·阿勒萨尼于 2017 年对新加坡进行国事访问期间启动的。当时的新加坡总理李显龙和卡塔尔埃米尔一致认为，该机制将成为两国各部委和机构更紧密、更有效地合作的渠道。

据外交部消息，两国外长将回顾双边合作进展情况，并探讨进一步深化两国合作的机会。

访问期间，巴拉克里希南博士还将与卡塔尔高级领导人和官员会面，就地区和国际形势交换意见。

他将由外交国务部长朱尔卡纳因·阿卜杜勒·拉希姆和外交部官员陪同。