Turkish foreign minister welcomed by Singapore's premier

Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan was welcomed by Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Tuesday during an official visit to the Southeast Asian city-state.

The meeting took place in Singapore, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a post on the Turkish social media platform NSosyal.

Fidan also met with his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan, the ministry said in a separate post.

The Turkish foreign minister later met with Singapore's Home Affairs Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security K. Shanmugam, it added.

Fidan is visiting Singapore as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral ties and discuss issues of mutual interest.