Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Friday (April 17) warned that other maritime chokepoints could be similarly targeted if any party is allowed to illegally weaponise an international waterway. He was speaking at a virtual meeting of nearly 50 countries to discuss the restoration of navigation rights and freedoms in the Strait of Hormuz. «Allowing any party to illegally weaponise an international waterway would set a dangerous precedent. Other maritime chokepoints could be similarly targeted,» PM Wong said, adding that allowing such weaponisation would result in a more disorderly and unstable world, governed by coercion and force rather than rules. «It's really in the collective interest of everyone in the international community to uphold navigational rights and freedoms, and to ensure that critical sea lanes remain open, secure, and accessible to all,» he added. Read more