SINGAPORE - The next decade will be critical for Singapore as it adjusts to disruptions in a post-Covid-19 world and finds a niche and optimal role to play in the new normal, said Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on Tuesday (Aug 18).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - The next decade will be critical for Singapore as it adjusts to disruptions in a post-Covid-19 world and finds a niche and optimal role to play in the new normal, said Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on Tuesday .
He told these future and prospective diplomats that they are in"a most fascinating period in history. You are living through a revolution". Globally, protectionist, nationalist and even xenophobic attitudes have come to the fore, made worse by the digital revolution that has created anxiety and affected middle-class wages as well as jobs across the spectrum, he noted.
"The key purpose of our foreign policy is to advance the long-term, enlightened interests of Singapore and Singaporeans, and this means, it begins at home." Another important area he pinpointed is in serving Singaporeans directly, like when his ministry"embarked on our largest consular operation in our history" earlier this year to bring Singaporeans abroad back home during the pandemic.
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