Singapore Foreign Minister asks to uphold multilateral system amid unprecedented challenges

Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City. - Reuters

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 25 (Xinhua): Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on Saturday evening (Sept 24) stressed the importance of upholding the inclusive and rules-based multilateral system amid multiple challenges.

"The post-World War II era of relative stability and prosperity has, in fact, unfortunately, come to an end," he told the General Debate of the UN General Assembly.