Grace Fu to make 9-day visit to Turkey for COP31 climate conference and trade talks
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu is making a nine-day visit to Turkey from Nov 13 to 21.The Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) said in a joint media statement on Thursday (Nov 12) that the minister will visit Istanbul and Mersin from Nov 13 to 14, before attending the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) at Antalya from Nov 15.Fu, who is also Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations, will use the Istanbul visit to meet with Turkish Minister of Trade Prof Dr Omer Bolat to advance bilateral economic cooperation.She will also meet Singapore and Turkish business leaders to strengthen business linkages and deepen commercial partnerships, METI said.The ministry added that Fu will also explore new opportunities for two-way trade and investment in both countries and their wider regions.While in Mersin, the minister is scheduled to visit Mersin International Port — a key gateway to Turkey. Singapore-headquartered global terminal operator PSA International is a majority shareholder in the port.