Singapore to Host 20th Shangri-La Dialogue

Singapore will host the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) from 2 to 4 June 2023. Organised by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), this year's edition will see 41 countries in attendance, with 48 Ministerial-level delegates and more than 35 senior defence officials, including Chief of Defence Forces, as well as prominent academics. Among the delegates are United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and China State Councilor and Minister of National Defense General (GEN) Li Shangfu. Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese will deliver this year's Keynote Address on 2 June 2023. Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas and President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste His Excellency José Ramos-Horta will speak on a plenary session on 4 June 2023 on the topic of "New Partnerships for Asia-Pacific Security". President Halimah Yacob will also host delegates to a dinner at the Istana on 3 June 2023.

Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen will speak at the seventh plenary session on 4 June 2023 on the topic of "Developing Models for Cooperative Security". As part of the SLD, Dr Ng will host Ministers to Roundtable discussions on 3 and 4 June 2023, and the Five Power Defence Arrangements Defence Ministers to breakfast. Dr Ng will also conduct bilateral meetings with Ministers and senior officials from various countries on the sidelines of the SLD.

The SLD was established in 2002, and is the premier defence and security conference in the Asia-Pacific. Over the years, the SLD has provided a valuable, open and neutral platform for the exchange of perspectives on key defence and security issues for the Asia-Pacific.