Vivian Balakrishnan speaks to Iran Foreign Minister Araghchi, invites him to Southeast Asia
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Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan on Monday (May 11) spoke to his Iranian counterpart Seyyed Abbas Araghchi and discussed the long-term future of the Strait of Hormuz.In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Dr Balakrishnan, who is in on a thVivian Balakrishnan speaks to Iran Foreign Minister Araghchi, invites him to Southeast Asia
Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan on Monday (May 11) spoke to his Iranian counterpart Seyyed Abbas Araghchi and discussed the long-term future of the Strait of Hormuz.In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Dr Balakrishnan, who is in on a three-day working visit to Indonesia till Wednesday, said he had a «good candid exchange of views» with Iran's foreign minister.«We shared our views on the long-term future of the Strait of Hormuz. »Singapore's consistent position is that all states should enjoy unimpeded right of transit passage through the straits used for international navigation as set forth by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and customary international law," he added.Dr Balakrishnan also shared Singapore's view that full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is critical to regional stability, global energy security and international trade. Read more














