UN cannot allow violations of international law to become normalised, says Singapore FM Vivian Balakrishnan


Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan speaking during the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept 28. - PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore has called on UN member states to prevent the recent violations of international law from becoming normalised, underscoring the need to transform global governance institutions to make them more representative and responsive.

Citing the war in Ukraine as an example, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said at the 79th UN General Assembly in New York on Sept 28: “The invasion of one country by another, under the pretext of historical errors and grievances, cannot be justified by any means.”

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