SINGAPORE – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will make a state visit to Singapore from March 1 to 3, at the invitation of President Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
took office in June 2025,
will obtain a ceremonial welcome and make a courtesy name on President Tharman, who will host a state banquet in the South Korean chief’s honour.
The South Korean chief will even meet and be hosted to lunch by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, mentioned Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on February 28.
During the visit, PM Wong and Mr Lee will witness the alternate of a number of memorandums of understanding to improve cooperation in the areas of trade, vitality safety, science and technology, mental property, atmosphere, and public security and safety.
Mr Lee is accompanied on his visit by First Lady Kim Hea Kyung, in addition to Cabinet ministers and senior officers.
During the visit, Mr Lee and the First Lady can have an orchid, the Vanda Lee Jae Myung Kim Hea Kyung, named of their honour.
Mr Lee’s visit comes 4 months after PM Wong’s first official journey to South Korea in November 2025, which adopted the latter’s participation in the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Leaders’ Meeting held in the metropolis of Gyeongju.
MFA mentioned President Lee’s visit affirms the sturdy relations between Singapore and South Korea. It additionally “provides a timely opportunity for both sides to review the progress made in the Singapore-ROK Strategic Partnership since its establishment in November 2025”.
The two international locations had upgraded relations to a Strategic Partnership throughout PM Wong’s visit, on the event of the fiftieth anniversary of diplomatic relations.
The Strategic Partnership units a roadmap for deepening and increasing bilateral cooperation in current and new areas, throughout the 5 pillars of political, safety, and public sector cooperation; trade and financial cooperation; sustainability, the Green Economy and vitality transition; superior technology and analysis and improvement, and people-to-people alternate.
In a written press briefing launched on Feb 27, South Korea’s presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung described Singapore as a regional hub for transportation, logistics, and finance “that plays a leading role in promoting the free trade order in the region”.
Through the visit, South Korea hopes to solidify current cooperation with Singapore in trade, funding, and infrastructure in line with the upgraded relationship, whereas additionally increasing cooperation into promising future sectors akin to AI and nuclear energy, she mentioned.
After Singapore, Mr Lee is slated to journey on to Manila, Philippines for a state visit from March 3 to 4.