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MFA Press Statement: Visit by Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman to the Republic of Lebanon, 9 to 11 May 2017

12 May 2017

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Two men in suits exchange a red folder in front of the Lebanese flag.

Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr Maliki Osman called on President of the Republic of Lebanon Michel Aoun and conveyed President Tony Tan Keng Yam's invitation for President Aoun to make a State Visit to Singapore, 11 May 2017. [Photo credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore]

Two men in suits sit facing each other near a Lebanese flag and a small table.

Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr Maliki Osman called on Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Lebanon Nabih Berri, 11 May 2017. [Photo credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore]

Two men in suits stand indoors, flags behind them. One man holds a yellow book.

Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr Maliki Osman called on Prime Minister of the Republic of Lebanon Saad Hariri, 11 May 2017. [Photo credit: Singapore Armed Forces, Singapore]

     Senior Minister of State (SMS), Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr Mohamad Maliki bin Osman made his introductory visit to the Republic of Lebanon from 9 to 11 May 2017.  The three-day visit was the first by a Singapore political office-holder to Lebanon since Minister for Foreign Affairs S Rajaratnam’s maiden trip in 1974.


     SMS Maliki conveyed President Tony Tan Keng Yam’s invitation to President of the Republic of Lebanon Michel Aoun to make a State Visit to Singapore.  Along with his call on President Aoun, SMS Maliki also met with Lebanon’s senior political leadership including Speaker of the National Assembly Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Saad Hariri as well as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Gebran Bassil, Minister of Defence Yaacoub Sarraf, Minister of Social Affairs Pierre Bou Assi and Minister of State for Combatting Corruption Nicolas Tueny.  During the meetings, SMS Maliki affirmed the friendly relations between Singapore and Lebanon.  He also expressed Singapore’s readiness to share with Lebanon its developmental experience including technical assistance through the Singapore Cooperation Programme. 

     SMS Maliki delivered a public lecture and engaged the faculty and students at the American University of Beirut’s Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy and International Affairs on “The Singapore Experience: Harmony in Diversity and Development without Natural Resources”.  He also attended a dialogue session with the Lebanese Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, and spoke on Singapore’s economic developmental model and bilateral economic relations.  He met with Minister of Economy and Trade Raed Khoury on the sidelines of the dialogue session, and explored ways for Singapore and Lebanon to deepen economic collaboration.

     SMS Maliki will depart Lebanon for Singapore later today.   


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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

12 MAY 2017

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