SINGAPORE: Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on Thursday (Mar 2) called for the United States and China to engage 'intensively and comprehensively with each other' and de-escalate tensions for Asia, especially in the
“The war in Ukraine needs to stop,” said Dr Balakrishnan. “All of us need to comply with the UN Charter and to defend the right of all nations, big or small, to have their independent sovereignty and territorial integrity fully respected.”
“I want to appeal especially to the WTO, because Singapore is a tiny city state where trade is three times our GDP. Even if you have disagreements, reform, but do not paralyse the WTO,” said Dr Balakrishnan. “I am glad that the WTO Director-General just informed me that there is some progress on getting the WTO Appellate Body moving again, I hope, in the near future.”
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan’s meeting with Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Catherine Colonna on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in India on, Mar 2, 2023. Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan’s meeting with Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom James Cleverly on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in India on Mar 2, 2023. At the G20 meeting, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan also touched on other transboundary issues threatening Singapore’s security, such as illegal drugs and terrorism.
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