Foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan said Singapore would seek to broaden Asean’s partnerships across the bloc and beyond its traditional dialogue partners. (EPA Images pic)

SINGAPORE: Singapore will prioritise deeper integration within Asean and wider partnerships beyond the bloc’s traditional dialogue partners during its 2027 chairmanship, said foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan. 

Speaking at a dialogue session during the Milken Institute Asia Summit 2026 on Wednesday, he said progress on these priorities would be key to the success of Singapore’s upcoming chairmanship amid global uncertainties.

“If our economy within Asean continues to grow, continues to be more integrated, if our respective strengths in energy and technology could really be brought together in a complementary way, where the whole is more than the sum of the parts, we would have succeeded,” he said.