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MFA PRESS STATEMENT: VISIT OF SENIOR PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH AND SPORTS MR SAM TAN TO DOHA, THE STATE OF QATAR, 21 TO 24 APRIL 2012

23 April 2012

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Two men in chairs facing each other. One in western business attire, one in traditional Arab dress.

SPS Sam Tan meeting Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr Khalid Bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah.


Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Community Development, Youth and Sports, Mr Sam Tan, is visiting the State of Qatar from 21 to 24 April 2012 in conjunction with his attendance at the 13th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XIII). The theme of this year's conference, which takes place once every four years, is “Development Centred Globalization: Towards Inclusive and Sustainable Growth and Development”. On 23 April 2012, Mr Tan delivered a statement at the General Debate.


Earlier in the day, Mr Tan called on the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr Khalid Bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting, Mr Tan and Dr Al-Attiyah reviewed the progress achieved at the 5th Meeting of the Qatar-Singapore High-Level Joint Committee, which took place in Doha on 13 March 2012, and reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen bilateral ties. Mr Tan extended an invitation for Dr Al-Attiyah to visit Singapore. Mr Tan also called on the Chairman of the Central Municipal Council (CMC), Mr Saoud Bin Abdullah Al-Hinzab. The CMC is the only elected Council in Qatar and comprises 29 members from different parts of the country. The CMC deliberates on a range of issues which impact on every aspect of Qatari life, including urban and infrastructure planning, as well as health and sanitation. During the meeting, the CMC expressed particular interest in learning about Singapore’s experience in waste water and parks management.


Mr Tan will participate in a roundtable on “Strengthening All Forms of Cooperation and Partnership for Trade and Development, including North-South, South-South and Triangular Cooperation” on 24 April 2012. At the margins of the UNCTAD XIII, Mr Tan also met with Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Islands Affairs and Foreign Affairs Richard Marles. Mr Tan is scheduled to meet with Secretary General of Supreme Committee for Qatar 2022, Mr Hassan Al-Thawadi, and Costa Rican Minister for Foreign Trade, Mrs Anabel Gonzalez, on 24 April 2012 before returning to Singapore.



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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

23 APRIL 2012

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