EventDuring her Oct. 8–10 visit to Reykjavík for the Arctic Circle Assembly, Singapore Minister of State Gan Siow Huang met Icelandic President Halla Tómasdóttir, Environment Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, and Arctic Circle Chair Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson. She launched the Singapore‑Arctic Council Permanent Participants’ Cooperation Package II (SAP2), a five‑year programme to support training, exchanges, and knowledge sharing with Arctic Indigenous communities, and discussed AI and climate‑change issues. No formal Iceland‑Singapore agreement has been signed yet.
Singapore’s minister of state Gan Siow Huang met Icelandic leaders during an October visit to Reykjavík and announced a five‑year Arctic cooperation programme that will support training and exchanges with Arctic Indigenous communities and explore artificial intelligence.
Singapore Minister of State Gan Siow Huang visited Reykjavík for the 2026 Arctic Circle Assembly, highlighted climate and maritime implications for Singapore, announced a five‑year cooperation package with the Arctic Council, and met Icelandic leaders and other Arctic officials to discuss cooperation and AI.
