S'pore foreign minister: Winds of change will continue to shape Asean


  • Nation
  • Friday, 08 Dec 2017

Dr Vivian Balakrishnan.

SINGAPORE: Asean has witnessed and been shaped by many changes in its 50-year history and it must continuously adapt to any change that the future brings, says Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan.

With Singapore taking over the Asean chair from the Philippines in 2018, Dr Balakrishnan said that it was important for the bloc to "get the balance right".

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