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MFA Press Statement: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan at the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, 23 September 2017

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25 September 2017

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan delivering Singapore’s National Statement during the General Debate of the 72nd Session of UNGA. (Photo Credit: MFA) Minister for Foreign Affa...

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Man at UN podium with Singapore flag lapel pin, speaking. Green marble backdrop.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan delivering Singapore’s National Statement during the General Debate of the 72nd Session of UNGA. (Photo Credit: MFA)

UN General Assembly hall with speaker on stage and video screens. Audience seated.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan delivering Singapore’s National Statement during the General Debate of the 72nd Session of UNGA. (Photo Credit: MFA)

Ten people in business attire link arms, standing in a conference room with tables.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan and the ASEAN Foreign Ministers on the sidelines of the 72nd Session of the UNGA. (Photo Credit: MFA)

Conference room with rows of people at tables facing a screen. Microphones are visible.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan attending the ASEAN-UN Ministerial Meeting (AUMM). (Photo Credit: MFA)

Group of people in suits seated around a round table with white tablecloth.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ dinner hosted by the Philippines’ Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alan Cayetano. (Photo Credit: Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the UN)

     Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan delivered Singapore’s National Statement during the General Debate of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly.  In his speech, Minister Balakrishnan stressed the need for a rules-based global order based on the principles of multilateralism, an open global architecture, and inclusive economic growth. Minister Balakrishnan welcomed the UN’s role as a catalyst for peace and development, and underlined the important role of the UN as a platform for countries to work together to find solutions to complex emerging challenges. The full transcript of Minister Balakrishnan’s speech can be found here.

     At the sidelines of the UNGA, Minister Balakrishnan attended the Informal ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (IAMM), where the Ministers had a discussion on regional developments, including the situation in Rakhine State in Myanmar.  The ASEAN Foreign Ministers also met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and President of the General Assembly Miroslav Lajčák, where they discussed global issues including migration, climate change and countering violent extremism. ASEAN and the UN also discussed ways to work together to implement the 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development. In the evening, Minister and Mrs Balakrishnan attended an ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ dinner hosted by the Philippines’ Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alan Cayetano and his wife.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

25 SEPTEMBER 2017


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