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.