Official name
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
Form of government
Parliamentary republic
Capital
Singapore
Date of establishment of bilateral relations
August 22, 1967.

Political relations

Relations between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Singapore have the potential for further development in various fields.

In November 2022, the then Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, Ana Brnabić, visited the Republic of Singapore to participate in the New Economy Forum organised by Bloomberg.

In May 2012, the then Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Vuk Jeremić, paid an official visit to Singapore.

Singapore's Minister for Coordinating National Security and Minister for Home Affairs, K. Shanmugam, paid an official visit to the Republic of Serbia on 25–26 May 2026.

In September 2026, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Marko Đurić met with Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vivian Balakrishnan, on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.

On 4 September 2023, Ivica Dačić, then First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, met with Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vivian Balakrishnan, on the sidelines of the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta.

In September 2022, the then Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Nikola Selaković, met with Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vivian Balakrishnan, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

Economic Relations

According to data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, total merchandise trade with Singapore amounted to EUR 46.1 million in 2025, comprising Serbian exports worth EUR 13.8 million and imports worth EUR 32.3 million.

Bilateral agreements

  • Undertaking on the Recognition of Training and Issuance of Certificates of Competency to Seafarers Serving on Ships Flying the Yugoslav Flag, between the Maritime Transport Sector of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the maritime and port authorities of Singapore (signed and entered into force in 2001).

  • Air Services Agreement with Singapore (signed in 1971, entered into force in 1973).

  • Amendments to the Annex to the Air Services Agreement between the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Singapore (signed in 1987).

  • Agreement on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Singapore (signed in 1967).

  • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of the Republic of Singapore for the Elimination of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance.

Contact information

Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in the Republic of Indonesia: https://jakarta.mfa.gov.rs

The Republic of Singapore covers the Republic of Serbia on non-residential basis from their headquarters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: https://www.mfa.gov.sg

Contact in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Department for Asia, Australia and Pacific (DAAP), tel. 00 381 (0) 11 30 68 345, e-mail: odazap@mfa.rs.