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Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo's statement on the passing of Mr S Rajaratnam

23 Feb 2006

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PRESS STATEMENT


MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS GEORGE YEO'S REMARKS IN RESPONSE TO MEDIA QUERIES ON THE AUSTRALIAN CABINET'S DECISION TO DENY SIA ACCESS TO THE TRANS-PACIFIC ROUTE

In response to media queries on the Australian Cabinet's decision to deny SIA access to the trans-Pacific route and subsequent comments by Prime Minister John Howard and Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on the matter, Minister Yeo said, "Singapore-Australia relations are excellent and will not be affected by Canberra's decision not to open the trans-Pacific route to SIA. We are naturally disappointed but we respect Australia's decision to protect Qantas."

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
23 FEBRUARY 2006

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