Brussels, 2 June 2023
From 3 to 5 June, High Representative/Vice President Josep Borrell will travel to Singapore where he will participate in the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue.
He will join defence ministers, military leaders and senior officials, business leaders and security experts from all over the world to discuss common security challenges. On 3 June, he will deliver a speech during the third plenary session ‘Resolving Regional Tensions’.
During his visit, the High Representative will meet Acting Prime Minister of Singapore Lawrence Wong, Minister of Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen and Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan. On the agenda will be the further strengthening of the EU-Singapore partnership, EU-ASEAN relations as well as a range of regional and international security issues, both in Europe and in Asia.
In the margins of the Dialogue, High Representative Borrell will also have bilateral meetings with his Asian counterparts, to discuss regional and bilateral issues.
Audiovisual footage of the visit will be provided by Europe by Satellite. Follow @EU_in_Singapore, @JosepBorrellF and @eu_eeas for live updates throughout the visit.
Source – EU Commission