Vivian Balakrishnan: Singapore has not imposed general trade embargo on Myanmar


Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan. - Photo from The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, July 4 (Bernama): Singapore has not imposed a general trade embargo on Myanmar as it does not want to add to the suffering of the civilian population, said the republic’s Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan.

Balakrishnan said this in his written replies to parliamentary questions related to the report by the UN Special Rapporteur claiming that Singapore-based entities had shipped US$254 million worth of supplies to the Myanmar military.

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