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QUESTION
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs (a) how many Singaporeans are registered as being in (i) Armenia (ii) Azerbaijan (iii) Kyrgyzstan and (iv) Tajikistan respectively; and (b) whether the Ministry is in touch with the respective Singaporeans.
REPLY
On part (a) of the question, as of 2 October 2022, the number of Singaporeans that have registered with MFA in the stated countries are as follows:
• Armenia: four
• Azerbaijan: one
• Kyrgyz Republic: one; and
• Tajikistan: one.
2 MFA reaches out to them to offer consular advice and assistance when there is an emergency or crisis.
3 MFA strongly encourages Singaporeans who travel or reside overseas to e-register on the MFA website.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
3 OCTOBER 2022