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    IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore
    May 31 at 00:30
    IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore

    The 22nd IISS Shangri-La Dialogue starts in Singapore on Saturday

    May 31, with top defence officials, military leaders and strategic experts from across the Indo-Pacific convening for the annual inter-governmental security conference.

    Regional tensions, defence co-operation and strategic alignment amid rising geopolitical tensions are expected to be discussed.

    French President Emmanuel Macron is set to deliver a keynote speech outlining France’s Indo-Pacific vision.

    The forum takes place on May 30 - June 1.

    Programme

    Programme

    00 30 – 00 35 GMT Opening of the summit


    Dr Bastian Giegerich, Director-General and Chief Executive, IISS

    00 35 – 01 30 GMT First plenary session - United States’ New Ambitions for Indo-Pacific Security. Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense, US

    01 30 – 03 00 GMT Second plenary session
- Ensuring Stability in a Competitive World

    General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defence, Vietnam

    Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; Vice-President of the European Commission, European Union

    Nakatani Gen, Minister of Defense, Japan

    03 30 – 05 00 GMT Third plenary session- 
Managing Proliferation Risks in the Asia-Pacific

    Dr José Ramos-Horta, President, Timor-Leste

    Richard Marles, Deputy Prime Minister; Minister for Defence, Australia

    Ruben Brekelmans, Minister of Defence, Netherlands

    06 45 - 07 15 GMT Special Address by Prime Minister of Malaysia Datuk Seri Anwar Bin Ibrahim

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    May 31 at 00:30 GMT +00:00
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    Regional tensions, defence co-operation and strategic alignment amid rising geopolitical tensions are expected to be discussed.

    French President Emmanuel Macron is set to deliver a keynote speech outlining France’s Indo-Pacific vision.

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    00 30 – 00 35 GMT Opening of the summit


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    00 35 – 01 30 GMT First plenary session - United States’ New Ambitions for Indo-Pacific Security. Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense, US

    01 30 – 03 00 GMT Second plenary session
- Ensuring Stability in a Competitive World

    General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defence, Vietnam

    Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; Vice-President of the European Commission, European Union

    Nakatani Gen, Minister of Defense, Japan

    03 30 – 05 00 GMT Third plenary session- 
Managing Proliferation Risks in the Asia-Pacific

    Dr José Ramos-Horta, President, Timor-Leste

    Richard Marles, Deputy Prime Minister; Minister for Defence, Australia

    Ruben Brekelmans, Minister of Defence, Netherlands

    06 45 - 07 15 GMT Special Address by Prime Minister of Malaysia Datuk Seri Anwar Bin Ibrahim

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