Press Statements, Transcripts & Photos
Press statements, transcripts of speeches & interviews, and photos can be found here.
01 Nov 2001
Speech by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, at The Lunch Hosted In Honour of Prime Minister Bounnhang Vorachith of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LAO PDR), 1 November 2001
Your Excellency Prime Minister BounNhang Vorachith Madame Khammeung Vorachith Excellencies Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen On behalf of the Government and people of Singapore, I warmly welco...
11 Oct 2001
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Statement
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PRESS STATEMENT The Singapore Government welcomes the initiative of the Singapore Red Cross Society to launch a public appeal for contributions for humanitarian assista...
02 Oct 2001
Speech by Perm Rep Kishore Mahbubani in New York, 1 Oct 2001 - Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism
Mr President, We speak today with heavy hearts. On 11 September 2001, the United Nations was scheduled to have its regular opening of the 56th General Assembly Session. 11 September also marked the 20...
15 Sep 2001
MFA Press Statement - Visit of Minister-President of Flanders, Patrick Dewael
VISIT OF MINISTER-PRESIDENT OF FLANDERS, PATRICK DEWAEL TO SINGAPORE, 17 TO 19 SEPTEMBER 2001 The Minister-President of the Government of Flanders, Patrick Dewael, will visit Singapore from 17-19 Sep...
14 Sep 2001
MFA Press Statement on Terrorist Attacks in New York and Washington ( 14 Sep @ 1600 hrs)
Since 1930 hours on Thursday 13 September 2001, only 27 additional Singaporeans travelling in or residing around the affected areas registered with the MFA Operation Centre. The number of Singaporean...