Singapore’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and for Trade and Industry Gan Siow Huang visited Reykjavík from 15–18 October 2025 for the Arctic Circle Assembly. In an opening-plenary speech on 16 October, she highlighted global impacts of Arctic warming and outlined Singapore’s climate adaptation work, including seawalls, storm-surge barriers and coral restoration.
On the sidelines, Gan met Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Arctic Circle Chairman Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson and Polar Dialogue Chair Katrín Jakobsdóttir. She also met Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Secretary Maria Varteressian and Canada’s Parliamentary Secretary Rob Oliphant to discuss developments in the Arctic and cooperation opportunities.
