Singapore’s top diplomat expressed “grave concern” over altercations in the South China Sea following a near collision between Chinese and Philippine vessels in the highly-contested region. Know more:
Singapore’s top diplomat expressed “grave concern” over altercations in the South China Sea following a near collision between Chinese and Philippine vessels in the highly-contested region.
“So obviously we do view any altercations, conditions for incidents at sea, with grave concern,” he told reporters in Canberra on Monday. Singapore’s foreign minister said it was important to “head off these situations” and emphasized the importance of Asean’s ongoing negotiations for a code of conduct in the South China Sea.Balakrishnan spoke at a press conference with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong following an annual meeting of the Singapore-Australian Joint Ministerial Committee.
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