Dr Maliki taking a closer look at the oxygen tanks onboard a C-130 transport aircraft at Paya Lebar airbase on April 28, 2021.- ST
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Two planeloads of oxygen cylinders are on the way to India from Singapore, to help the country address its unprecedented oxygen crisis arising from a second wave of Covid-19 infections.
The Republic of Singapore Air Force is transporting the 256 oxygen cylinders on board two C-130 aircrafts from Singapore to West Bengal, India.
Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Maliki Osman on Wednesday (April 28) reaffirmed both countries’ strong bilateral relations, adding that Singaporeans stand in solidarity with India in its fight against the pandemic.
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Given Singapore s deep friendships with both the United States and China, it is inevitable that the Republic will feel the tug of great power competition from time to time, said Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan yesterday. It is normal for two superpowers to try to influence others into their way of thinking, he told Parliament. But I want to stress that it is normal - in fact, it is imperative - for Singapore, or for any other countries for that matter, to want to be able to choose for ourselves, instead of being forced into making decisions by other people.
In navigating the two superpowers, Singapore must continue to maintain a consistent and principled foreign policy, said Dr Balakrishnan, adding that, put simply, this would be about saying the same thing to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that he would to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin at a ceremony at the Causeway last July to mark the official resumption of the Rapid Transit System Link project. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi in Singapore last month. PHOTO: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Dr Balakrishnan with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Singapore last October.LIANHE ZAOBAO FILE PHOTO
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SINGAPORE - Given Singapore s deep friendships with both the United States and China, it is inevitable that the Republic will feel the tug of great power competition from time to time, said Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on Monday (March 1).
He noted: It is normal for two superpowers to try to influence others into their way of thinking. But I want to stress that it is normal - in fact, it is imperative - for Singapore, or for any other countries for that matter, to want to be able to choose for ourselves, instead of being forced into making decisions by other people.