This is the best speaker I have heard so far! The fact that he realizes how important the environment is, and environmental pollution, and the danger of the buildup of plastic waste, is a big problem, is of upmost importance. I am impressed with his intelligence on many subjects
no matter big or small country, no country will give you trouble as long as you don't give them trouble. BTW, Vivian is bragging about SG achievements, which nobody is interested at the moment.
Since World War II ended in August 1945, there has been a strong international norm against the use of nuclear weapons, reinforced by treaties like the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and various arms control agreements. Nonetheless, there is grave peril, if smaller states cannot protect themselves against larger size powerful countries from applying "MIGHT is RIGHT" territorial acquisition regime, ....there is increasing risk of such small countries to acquire Nuclear Weapons ..leading to all possible risks of miscalculation etc. etc. Indeed, we are again living in "Dangerous Times" ..since end of WWII and the founding of the U.N. in October 1945.
It has been peaceful for a while until Oct 7. Whose fault? Why did the Palestinian govt not doing much to improve the living standard of its people all this while? Frankly, Hamas has no intention to take care of the ppl but just making use of Islam to consolidate their foothold there. What worse is that Hamas uses the resources which are supposed to be used to take care of its ppl for its military usage. Why do you want such a govt? Hamas is the one creating problems. not Israel.
@@jasrijasrah2779 There was no war. But did Hamas use that period of peace to rebuild Palestine? No! They use the resources to build their own stronghold. digging tunnels, getting weapons. Do Hamas really care for the Palestinians?? Ask yourself. Don't be biased due to religion.
Be consistent with the foreign policy with regard to boycott and condemnation for invasion of Ukraine, invasion of Gaza & "terrorist" attack of Lebanon, Israel, Iran, etc.
Which of these actions would violate the strictly neutral position? All of them. The Great Game is not about morality; if you don't know how to play it, you lose quickly.
@@mmojave "...he should criticize all parties who violates UN resolution. " He did. Apparently u r deaf or blind when he made those statements. I don't have to teach u there's a thing called google.
@@francislacross1806 Singapore voted against US on the Grenada war at the UN, not sanction them LAH. Singaporeans who live in the well need to educate themselves more on international affairs HOR!
He completely avoided mentioning Gaza and Palestine when he spoke of civilian casualties in the ME, Ukraine and Sudan! That's where the genocide is! What a world of difference between this speech and that of the Malaysian Foreign Minister's! It's very clear where Singapore's geopolitical affiliation lies.
You should try and learn about all the work Singapore has done with the Palastenians over the decade. Since 2013, 600 Palestinian officials have received training in Singapore, many in our prestigious LKY school of public policy. This is one of the many ways Singapore supported the Palestinian Authority in their struggle for a 2 state solution. You can't have a 2 state solution without good governance. Singapore also has a representative office in Ramallah. Practical steps are more important than flowery speeches.
@@rashminable What Singapore has done is well and good in peace-time but it is useless in a conflict, especially when Palestine is occupied by a powerful and merciless invading force. What is needed now from the Global Rest is a very vocal and universal condemnation of Israel's attempted genocide in and the land-grabbing of Gaza and Palestine. That, I'm sorry to say, is disappointingly lacking from Singapore. There are times when one has to stand up for what is morally correct and decent, regardless of one's affiliation/friendship. It is called moral integrity which Singapore, like many Western countries, seems to lack.
A lot of people say bird talking here. Either you don't know the Muslims and Jews had been killing each other since the Biblical times, or you just ignore the fact. Both have lots of blood on their hands, and some fools actually want to take sides?
@juneh4082 im from sg, at least i wanna hear something impactful from them, but all the yanking are monotonous. So why are you even here replying my comment?
Hello Vivian, the Ukraine conflict did not start in Feb 2022. Please get some education on the issues that developed way back to 2014 via the color revolution financed by US of A. Please don’t just repeat the western propaganda blindly
@@peteryau9712 yes, b4 making judgment, be sure to know how ukraine was lectured by russia . knowing details of the story is important to make any judhment. just to make a comment in you tube can make moral damages to another . there is an event that happened before 2021 , the year russia made lesson to ukraine0
"the Ukraine conflict did not start in Feb 2022" .... hahahaha .... name any 2 neighbouring nations without any conflict. there will always be some form of conflicts between neighbouring nations. We are talking military invasions into another nation here.
@@xthene do you know what is the content of minsk agreement? do you happen to know regime change initiated through coup funded by NED?, IF not , it can be google with title National Endowment for democracy. then you will be able to argue with them.
U obviously never dealt with a bully before. Or you have always been the bully. Try to silence us, and SG does the poking, becoz we have a very painful needle.
Great speech we all must work together to end war around the world around the world and make the world a better safest and peaceful place for all Humen race to.
The Big 3 of BRICS are Russia, India and China. And there are 10 member states in BRICS. Where is this "most" you are talking about? U r a fan of the new Axis Powers?
Apart from ocean acidifying, he forgot about Japan's irresponsibly releasing nuclear waste water into the sea, therefore polluting the sea affecting all sea lives and fishermen's livelihood....
at least the Japanese diluted it before release, where as the Chinese, I doubt if they have done anything to their nuclear waste water before releasing it
Singapore is a very small country and city but made itself very progressive because there's peace and democratic system that values every diverse human citizens in their country. Hence ASEAN countries were created and China is the Bully on these group of nations culturally diverse but have one way or another the same ASEAN(Asociation of South East Asian Nations) DNA.
@@suskagusip1036China does not bully us. China has traded with Southeast Asia nations for centuries and did not colonise us. The western powers came and colonised us in a heartbeat. ASEAN and China will always be partners and friends. Afterall, we Asians are tired of western hypocrisy. Many ASEAN countries are also starting to join BRICS.
Our changi airport is of world standard .Singapore foreign minister mr vivian has to be the best speaker in the world today. 5 stars to singapore for sending food , materials and lots of money to the palestine people.
while G7 Countries are sending weapons, and their voice are loud that they supports human rights in each country. their version of democracy is to send more and more billions of weapons
He is the minister of foreign affairs, what does he got to do with MRT? Do you expect the PM, MOH, MOF, MHA, MOE to be activated to fix the MRT as well?
Talked a lot, articulated well, but reeks of double standards. The war on Ukraine could be regarded as an invasion, but why no mention of Israeli atrocities in Gaza? Providing humanitarian aid to Palestinians is one thing, acknowledging war crimes by the Zionists is another and he is not addressing it. As a Singaporean this is quite disheartening.
Fellow Singaporean here and I totally agree with you. But in all honesty we all know why our government is like that. Small country mah need to play both sides. Also our military ties with Israel that people often forget. Not so easy to go against Israel when they know our military secrets 😂.
@@justsomeone180 It's not just about being for or against Israel; it's about politics. I believe Singapore disagrees with how far Israel has gone in Gaza. Hamas fell into the trap that escalated the war and endangered their own citizens, giving Israel a justification for invasion that many countries didn't initially oppose-until it went too far. On the other hand, Russia deserves global condemnation for invading Ukraine without any valid reason.
@@lohti6399 it depends on one's perspective. Russia had made it clear that any NATO expansion eastward would result in an imminent conflict, an issue that our very own Kishore Mahbubani addressed in his new book. Now that does not justify a war, but the same could be said about the Israeli occupation of Gaza and targeting tens of thousands of innocent civilians - majority of them women and children. Russia's military operation should be condemned, but their attacks have mainly been military targets in Ukraine.
Singapore doesn't take sides because it is in a precarious location similar to that of Israel. Neutrality and friendship is the only way for a small country to survive.
👋 Vivian Balakrinshnan, Minister For Foreign Affairs Of Singapore, Addresses The General Debate Of The 79th Session Of The General Assembly Of The United Nations (New York 24-30 September 2024)
Why didn't he talk about Israel illegal occupation of Gaza and West Bank, where women, children and the weak are slaughtered? His mentioning of the rule of law becomes hypocritical from his selective biasness.
Because Singapore has Zero tolerance for terrorism. Don't get me wrong but Singapore is not against Palastinians. But as a country that was invaded once and has Zero tolerance for terrorism, Singapore will do anything to keep its people safe by every means necessary. Hence, Singapore cannot and should not judge other countries for self defending and rescuing their citizens.
@@Sentinel-911 You are right, no rights to commit genocide, but yet the very fact that the terrorist group committed a major genocide and kidnapping on a country that's number 17 on the military ranking and posted all over the internet. What do you think is going to happen? Isreal just sit back and drink coffee? The innocent people of Gaza obviously do not want this. But what can they do when terror cowards hide in civilian structures? It also pains me to know that all my taxpayer money is not going to the people who truely needs it to have a better life but to imbiciles who do not care for their own people. Its also a lesson not to pick a fight with someone you can't beat. People often mistaken bravery for stupidity.
@@Sentinel-911 That your wrong opinion, Palestinians were never the "owners" of the land, it was being held by multiple empires before the partition plan, which to add the palestinians objected to and opened a war. there is also no genocide, as you can look at statistics of birth/death ratio thorough the years. I'll also remind you it was the Palestinians who started the current war. Don't be a sheep and start to think about yourself rather than believe whatever propaganda being spread.
Don’t agree! Not all nations is represented in the United Nations. When a nation called Taiwan of 23.5 million people is left out of the United Nations, the organisation is very very broken to its core.
There is no a country call Taiwan in this planet. Don't keep dreaming! Taiwan belongs to Mainland China. Do you mean Alaska or California also need to have a seat in the UN? There is one seat in the UN that has the right to represent China and Chinese national in the whole planet. So please wake up and learn more deeply in history and International law. Taiwanese ancestor came from where, can you tell me? From Africa? India? Argentina? Japan? So which nation Taiwan wants to represent? Don't make yourself a international laughing stock!
@@meiwong9645 1) Taiwan has aboriginals, they are Polynesians and they migrated from different islands around the seas and oceans 2) They have their own passport, own constitution, they elect their own president and have their own political system 3) If you would like to discuss history, then there are 56 official ethnic groups in China. Historically, many of these groups belong to other nations, some still exist today, should their territory be reclaimed by these nations? You can solve the One-China issue by just admitting China and Taiwan are different nations. There is no conflict there. 23 million people deserve to be given the same rights as all other global citizens who depend on the UN
@@skyebleu Regarding your claims, then why not Taiwan Government (民进党) gave back the power the Taiwan island natives then, why the 民进党still standing in power? Under your claim, can I suggest you demand US to give up Texas, California and other states which are not originally belong to US? China's 56 ethnic groups are long ago united under one China and fairly and equally treated as Chinese. They are enjoying better and richer life under Chinese Government. Be reminded, Taiwan was conquered by Holland in 1624. In 1661 Chinese General took back Taiwan and ousted out Holland. So Taiwan actually belongs to China.
@@oceanbreeze89 Study the modern history of China and know your facts properly before you put pen to paper. Otherwise you're just showing to everyone that you're easily duped by Western propaganda. Taiwan is an autonomous province of China because of the interrupted civil war. Both China and Taiwan agree to the One-China policy. Even the US officially subscribes to it. FYI, it was the US who removed Taiwan from the UN and put China in its place and on its Security Council. The US was then trying to woo China and get it on the US side against Russia. End of history lesson.
In fact no matter what you abolish, still no cure if US still stands as a hegemony and still wants to control the world, there will be no end to war and problems.
I am Singaporean but don't have much regard for this kehleng minister who is master of what we call talk kok sing song. Everything about him exudes fluff and insincerity.
@@davidcks at least I won’t insult them when they are performing their duty. That’s the fundamental u don’t need to be great to understand this right? Unless u are not a Singaporean 🤣🤣
Deputy PM of MY chanted "Long Live Israil". They are always mocking the neighbouring country as little Israil but actually they are the ones Israil wannabe. What a joke.
SG is successful primarily due to our ethnic Chinese majority. Because of geopolitical realities, SG is fond of placing vocal Indian leaders on the frontline to mask our majority ethnic Chinese composition. But when the real crunch comes e.g. Covid pandemic, who do we fall back on? Only the really capable and trustworthy ones step up to the plate like Lawrence Wong, Ong Ye Kung, Chan Chun Sing etc. On the other hand, consider a hypothetical leadership comprising only the likes of Tharman, Iswaran, Vivian Balakrishnan, Janil Puthucherry, Shanmugam, Pritam Singh. What happens? You get such impressive speeches in Parliament and in the media so that the average SG IQ might seem to hit the roof at 140. But then, in a period of crisis or even in peaceful times, I believe SG collapses irreversibly in 2 weeks' time!
Thanks for sharing your racism and your ignorance > Vivian Balakrishnan was born in 1961 in Singapore to an Indian Tamil father and a Chinese mother with ancestry from Fuqing, Fujian.[4]
There isn't a need to mask ethnic chinese majority. If the indians are more brilliant and eloquent, let them represent Singapore. I don't think Singaporeans want an unprofessional, non-articulate individual to represent their country.
This is the best speaker I have heard so far! The fact that he realizes how important the environment is, and environmental pollution, and the danger of the buildup of plastic waste, is a big problem, is of upmost importance. I am impressed with his intelligence on many subjects
No doubt about it, by far the best 😊
Singapore has many such people.
no matter big or small country, no country will give you trouble as long as you don't give them trouble. BTW, Vivian is bragging about SG achievements, which nobody is interested at the moment.
Small country, Loud and Clear Voice. Thanks to foundation built up Mr. LKY.
Congratulations to this Singapore gentleman he touched upon all vital issued that needed to be addressed in this office. Good presentation Bravo
Since World War II ended in August 1945, there has been a strong international norm against the use of nuclear weapons, reinforced by treaties like the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and various arms control agreements. Nonetheless, there is grave peril, if smaller states cannot protect themselves against larger size powerful countries from applying "MIGHT is RIGHT" territorial acquisition regime, ....there is increasing risk of such small countries to acquire Nuclear Weapons ..leading to all possible risks of miscalculation etc. etc. Indeed, we are again living in "Dangerous Times" ..since end of WWII and the founding of the U.N. in October 1945.
He spoke about Russian invasion of Ukraine but not Israeli invasion of Palestinian land for 70 years despite UN resolutions.
It has been peaceful for a while until Oct 7. Whose fault? Why did the Palestinian govt not doing much to improve the living standard of its people all this while? Frankly, Hamas has no intention to take care of the ppl but just making use of Islam to consolidate their foothold there. What worse is that Hamas uses the resources which are supposed to be used to take care of its ppl for its military usage. Why do you want such a govt? Hamas is the one creating problems. not Israel.
@@Buttercookies0 peaceful? Were you there before 7 oct?
@@jasrijasrah2779 There was no war. But did Hamas use that period of peace to rebuild Palestine? No! They use the resources to build their own stronghold. digging tunnels, getting weapons. Do Hamas really care for the Palestinians?? Ask yourself. Don't be biased due to religion.
@Buttercookies0 yes theres no war but the oppressions and killings to the Palestinians was there on the daily bases.
Beautiful, extremely thoughtful speech.
Be consistent with the foreign policy with regard to boycott and condemnation for invasion of Ukraine, invasion of Gaza & "terrorist" attack of Lebanon, Israel, Iran, etc.
Which of these actions would violate the strictly neutral position? All of them. The Great Game is not about morality; if you don't know how to play it, you lose quickly.
are the nature and intent of all these invasions the same OR stem from the same reasons? if not how can we approach these with the same policies?
Yes, if one says that he doesn't want to take side, then he should criticize all parties who violates UN resolution. Period.
@@mmojave "...he should criticize all parties who violates UN resolution. "
He did. Apparently u r deaf or blind when he made those statements. I don't have to teach u there's a thing called google.
@@mmojave Crazy. That's making enemies with everyone. You ok or not? Having a fever?
Talk a lot but says little.
Why sanctioned Russia but not Israel and the US.
Double standards.
Use your brain !
Ukraine did not start the war, Russia did.
Israel did not start the war, Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran did.
@@loj1357 If you think these conflicts started only recently, your brain is too shallow.
@@DC-qj8dtPalestinians never owned the land. They were only tenants. Well done Singapore for supporting Israel n US👍
@@francislacross1806 Singapore voted against US on the Grenada war at the UN, not sanction them LAH.
Singaporeans who live in the well need to educate themselves more on international affairs HOR!
@@loj1357 you're wrong. Israel start the war.
He completely avoided mentioning Gaza and Palestine when he spoke of civilian casualties in the ME, Ukraine and Sudan! That's where the genocide is! What a world of difference between this speech and that of the Malaysian Foreign Minister's! It's very clear where Singapore's geopolitical affiliation lies.
You should try and learn about all the work Singapore has done with the Palastenians over the decade. Since 2013, 600 Palestinian officials have received training in Singapore, many in our prestigious LKY school of public policy. This is one of the many ways Singapore supported the Palestinian Authority in their struggle for a 2 state solution. You can't have a 2 state solution without good governance. Singapore also has a representative office in Ramallah. Practical steps are more important than flowery speeches.
@@rashminable What Singapore has done is well and good in peace-time but it is useless in a conflict, especially when Palestine is occupied by a powerful and merciless invading force. What is needed now from the Global Rest is a very vocal and universal condemnation of Israel's attempted genocide in and the land-grabbing of Gaza and Palestine. That, I'm sorry to say, is disappointingly lacking from Singapore. There are times when one has to stand up for what is morally correct and decent, regardless of one's affiliation/friendship. It is called moral integrity which Singapore, like many Western countries, seems to lack.
A lot of people say bird talking here. Either you don't know the Muslims and Jews had been killing each other since the Biblical times, or you just ignore the fact. Both have lots of blood on their hands, and some fools actually want to take sides?
Dei pundeh, Gaza and Palestine in ME la dei
@@osiris2uIs the atrocities in Oct 7 by hamas morally right? This subject is neverending ! Obviously one sided...
Seriously meaningless speech!
Why are you wasting time listening.?
@juneh4082 im from sg, at least i wanna hear something impactful from them, but all the yanking are monotonous. So why are you even here replying my comment?
Hello Vivian, the Ukraine conflict did not start in Feb 2022. Please get some education on the issues that developed way back to 2014 via the color revolution financed by US of A. Please don’t just repeat the western propaganda blindly
Defund the UN, don’t waste anytime on here anymore, most small states followed BRICS, how about Singapore?
Clearly you guys don't know how to play the Great Game. If we sent you instead, good game.
@@peteryau9712 yes, b4 making judgment, be sure to know how ukraine was lectured by russia . knowing details of the story is important to make any judhment. just to make a comment in you tube can make moral damages to another . there is an event that happened before 2021 , the year russia made lesson to ukraine0
"the Ukraine conflict did not start in Feb 2022" .... hahahaha .... name any 2 neighbouring nations without any conflict. there will always be some form of conflicts between neighbouring nations. We are talking military invasions into another nation here.
@@xthene do you know what is the content of minsk agreement? do you happen to know regime change initiated through coup funded by NED?, IF not , it can be google with title National Endowment for democracy. then you will be able to argue with them.
Giving more power to the UN is like putting your country's sovereignty on a platter and handing it over to them. Does that make sense?
That's not how it works. You clearly don't know how to play the Great Game. Sad.
I'm here after watching Argentine president's speech, he's very right
Problem with “wise leadership” and “political will” is that both are lacking in the US these days alas…
IN HONEST .....there rumor US government corruption have took root since anti-social donald trump ruling of united state ,and still continue
Your constant support for the US in all areas contradicts what your saying in your speech!
Better to support US than Russia, Israel than Palestinians. Well done Singapore 👍👏
Sorry we do not support anyone..you guys lack of news so dun jist pinpoint.. WE ARE NEUTRAL
u don’t speak for the sporeans
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Excellent speech Mr Vivian.
Majulah Singapura 🇸🇬
Who are they sacrificing?
Lol same guy who believes our neighborhood schools are lousy
With the UN around, small countries are generally safer. Without UN, the world will surely get into a big pile of mess.
Great speech Singapore Foreign Minister.
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Yes China should comply to international law in the South China Sea
STOP DRAGGING CHINA INTO THIS CONFLICT..! BEAR IN MIND CHINA HAS EXISTED FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS..! GO READ UP HISTORY..!!!
Singapore does not condone evil terrorist acts and war. Peace
israel right?
I am proud of my country, Singapore. 🇸🇬
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Silence is Golden. Best is to keep oe's mouth shut !
Do you stick to that quote if your wife quarrel with your mum?
small dot mai kaypoh...silence is the best medicine....later kena poke by unhappy bigger dot.
U obviously never dealt with a bully before. Or you have always been the bully. Try to silence us, and SG does the poking, becoz we have a very painful needle.
@@edwinpoonu obviously dk what u talking about lol.
@@Low_tolerance And u obviously dk what u r talking about :)
Speaking well without referring much to his notes👍👏
Amazing presentation, very eloquent and clearly stated 👏
Great speech we all must work together to end war around the world around the world and make the world a better safest and peaceful place for all Humen race to.
perfect
Why most of the small states followed BRICS while Singapore does not? And still stick to the UN?
The Big 3 of BRICS are Russia, India and China. And there are 10 member states in BRICS. Where is this "most" you are talking about? U r a fan of the new Axis Powers?
Use your brain !
There are big bullies around....
Dont talk only. U dare to keep ur savings in Russian Chinese Indian money or USD ? 😆😆😆
Because they afraid usa will destroy their currency
Minister Vivian❤❤❤ Am sooo proud of you
Very impressive.
Apart from ocean acidifying, he forgot about Japan's irresponsibly releasing nuclear waste water into the sea, therefore polluting the sea affecting all sea lives and fishermen's livelihood....
god...seriously, the levels of radiation is 100x less than what China dumps in the ocean every year. Nobody seems to be complaining about that
apologies, it's 3 times, I stand corrected
at least the Japanese diluted it before release, where as the Chinese, I doubt if they have done anything to their nuclear waste water before releasing it
Make un not support terrorist and not be antisemetic.
Best foreign minister.
good to have voice of small country is heard.
they are making war in gaza and ukraine as a joke😂, because these power countries are not affected.
Singapore is a very small country and city but made itself very progressive because there's peace and democratic system that values every diverse human citizens in their country. Hence ASEAN countries were created and China is the Bully on these group of nations culturally diverse but have one way or another the same ASEAN(Asociation of South East Asian Nations) DNA.
@@suskagusip1036China does not bully us. China has traded with Southeast Asia nations for centuries and did not colonise us. The western powers came and colonised us in a heartbeat. ASEAN and China will always be partners and friends. Afterall, we Asians are tired of western hypocrisy. Many ASEAN countries are also starting to join BRICS.
😂 bioweapons made by uk.
Our changi airport is of world standard .Singapore foreign minister mr vivian has to be the best speaker in the world today.
5 stars to singapore for sending food , materials and lots of money to the palestine people.
while G7 Countries are sending weapons, and their voice are loud that they supports human rights in each country. their version of democracy is to send more and more billions of weapons
Are you sure aid reach the palestinians.IDF have been blocking aid.
When you have only one international airport 😂😂😂
@@thatone8085 G7 Does not care because it does not happen to them
@@aliabdulkader3465Reports from palestinian civilians Hamas stole the aid them...shameless thieves !
can fix mrt first pls
He is the minister of foreign affairs, what does he got to do with MRT? Do you expect the PM, MOH, MOF, MHA, MOE to be activated to fix the MRT as well?
First world problem...self centred
Hahahahahahaha... Don't waste my time. Go listen to Malaysia Foreign Minister better. More sincere and direct.
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Bs
Different foreign affairs calculations by both countries
You are wasting your time typing!
Talked a lot, articulated well, but reeks of double standards. The war on Ukraine could be regarded as an invasion, but why no mention of Israeli atrocities in Gaza? Providing humanitarian aid to Palestinians is one thing, acknowledging war crimes by the Zionists is another and he is not addressing it. As a Singaporean this is quite disheartening.
Israel invaded Gaza for a valid reason. War on Ukraine got no reason at all.
Fellow Singaporean here and I totally agree with you. But in all honesty we all know why our government is like that. Small country mah need to play both sides. Also our military ties with Israel that people often forget. Not so easy to go against Israel when they know our military secrets 😂.
@@justsomeone180 It's not just about being for or against Israel; it's about politics. I believe Singapore disagrees with how far Israel has gone in Gaza. Hamas fell into the trap that escalated the war and endangered their own citizens, giving Israel a justification for invasion that many countries didn't initially oppose-until it went too far. On the other hand, Russia deserves global condemnation for invading Ukraine without any valid reason.
@@lohti6399 it depends on one's perspective. Russia had made it clear that any NATO expansion eastward would result in an imminent conflict, an issue that our very own Kishore Mahbubani addressed in his new book. Now that does not justify a war, but the same could be said about the Israeli occupation of Gaza and targeting tens of thousands of innocent civilians - majority of them women and children. Russia's military operation should be condemned, but their attacks have mainly been military targets in Ukraine.
How to stay neutral when the union members walked away from important summit without hearing voices raise by members ?
Hypocrite to UN
Vote wisely Singaporeans
Yes, we are wise. We see thru your shenanigans.
yeah yeah. we know...unlike u.
Yes dont vote for liars in parliament or made $33m disappeared
Are you in business meeting?
He cannot compare to Bishore lah... at least 10 yrs behind
Yes he’s 10 years younger
Defund the UN, just leave the UN, no point talking here
Very nice ViVi
huh.... Singapoore never condemn Israel.. why..?
As usual..
Singapore doesn't take sides because it is in a precarious location similar to that of Israel. Neutrality and friendship is the only way for a small country to survive.
Because they have diplomatic relations since 1969. 4 years after expelled from Malaysia.
@@AssideqRidzuan sg also got diplomat relationship with Russia.. Sg condemn Russia out loud..
@@Veladence friendship with terrorist gov..?
Seriously meaningful speech!!
Wish Singapore will Muslim country sooon ❤
👋 Vivian Balakrinshnan, Minister For Foreign Affairs Of Singapore, Addresses The General Debate Of The 79th Session Of The General Assembly Of The United Nations (New York 24-30 September 2024)
Dia banyak songeh.
How so? I see him behave better than you. Just because his view is NOT the views of muslims does not make him arrogant.
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is UN still applicable? Many are preparing for WEF, one system overall...
Why didn't he talk about Israel illegal occupation of Gaza and West Bank, where women, children and the weak are slaughtered? His mentioning of the rule of law becomes hypocritical from his selective biasness.
Because Singapore has Zero tolerance for terrorism.
Don't get me wrong but Singapore is not against Palastinians.
But as a country that was invaded once and has Zero tolerance for terrorism, Singapore will do anything to keep its people safe by every means necessary.
Hence, Singapore cannot and should not judge other countries for self defending and rescuing their citizens.
@@TheTimootorres It's not self defence. Israel is the occupier. No right to commit genocide in any pretext. Vivian should know.
@@Sentinel-911 You are right, no rights to commit genocide, but yet the very fact that the terrorist group committed a major genocide and kidnapping on a country that's number 17 on the military ranking and posted all over the internet. What do you think is going to happen? Isreal just sit back and drink coffee?
The innocent people of Gaza obviously do not want this. But what can they do when terror cowards hide in civilian structures?
It also pains me to know that all my taxpayer money is not going to the people who truely needs it to have a better life but to imbiciles who do not care for their own people.
Its also a lesson not to pick a fight with someone you can't beat. People often mistaken bravery for stupidity.
@@Sentinel-911 That your wrong opinion, Palestinians were never the "owners" of the land, it was being held by multiple empires before the partition plan, which to add the palestinians objected to and opened a war. there is also no genocide, as you can look at statistics of birth/death ratio thorough the years. I'll also remind you it was the Palestinians who started the current war. Don't be a sheep and start to think about yourself rather than believe whatever propaganda being spread.
Because Singapore have no problem invading Iraq and committing terr0ism. They're willing to sanction Russia but not Isr-- . Double standards.
Singapore is small Nepolian. There alliance of Israel
Come in can workout by 4 day or 5 day working 😅😅😅
Don’t agree! Not all nations is represented in the United Nations. When a nation called Taiwan of 23.5 million people is left out of the United Nations, the organisation is very very broken to its core.
There is no a country call Taiwan in this planet. Don't keep dreaming! Taiwan belongs to Mainland China. Do you mean Alaska or California also need to have a seat in the UN? There is one seat in the UN that has the right to represent China and Chinese national in the whole planet. So please wake up and learn more deeply in history and International law. Taiwanese ancestor came from where, can you tell me? From Africa? India? Argentina? Japan? So which nation Taiwan wants to represent? Don't make yourself a international laughing stock!
@@meiwong9645
1) Taiwan has aboriginals, they are Polynesians and they migrated from different islands around the seas and oceans
2) They have their own passport, own constitution, they elect their own president and have their own political system
3) If you would like to discuss history, then there are 56 official ethnic groups in China. Historically, many of these groups belong to other nations, some still exist today, should their territory be reclaimed by these nations?
You can solve the One-China issue by just admitting China and Taiwan are different nations. There is no conflict there. 23 million people deserve to be given the same rights as all other global citizens who depend on the UN
The majority of Chinese are from mainland so it’s better for the Taiwanese to come to some sort of arrangement with the brothers in the mainland
@@skyebleu
Regarding your claims, then why not Taiwan Government (民进党) gave back the power the Taiwan island natives then, why the 民进党still standing in power? Under your claim, can I suggest you demand US to give up Texas, California and other states which are not originally belong to US? China's 56 ethnic groups are long ago united under one China and fairly and equally treated as Chinese. They are enjoying better and richer life under Chinese Government. Be reminded, Taiwan was conquered by Holland in 1624. In 1661 Chinese General took back Taiwan and ousted out Holland. So Taiwan actually belongs to China.
@@oceanbreeze89 Study the modern history of China and know your facts properly before you put pen to paper. Otherwise you're just showing to everyone that you're easily duped by Western propaganda. Taiwan is an autonomous province of China because of the interrupted civil war. Both China and Taiwan agree to the One-China policy. Even the US officially subscribes to it. FYI, it was the US who removed Taiwan from the UN and put China in its place and on its Security Council. The US was then trying to woo China and get it on the US side against Russia.
End of history lesson.
Not an easy boss to work with.😮
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Thanks Singapore 🇸🇬. I thought you're a lady.
Hypocrite english speech...indeed deeply not sincere.
Don't participate in hypocritical speech if you don't like it
👎👎👎👎👎😡 hypocrite
If u do not abolish UNRWA, the integrity of UN will be low.
If the UN doesn’t respond to what the majority of the world wants, then UN needs a change.
@@lifengzhang5011maybe the world needs to change and not UN?
In fact no matter what you abolish, still no cure if US still stands as a hegemony and still wants to control the world, there will be no end to war and problems.
Good memory in memorizing the script. Carefully scripted. By who?
Bleh bleh bleh 🤪
TOTAL RUBBISH 💯
Agree with u
Why are you here? Go home...
He called his mama when he lost his fight in school.
Or learn from u, call ur maker when u lost ur fight in school...
Singaporean and yet made at least two English mistakes in his opening remarks!
I am Singaporean but don't have much regard for this kehleng minister who is master of what we call talk kok sing song. Everything about him exudes fluff and insincerity.
Don’t call yourself a Singaporean for insulting another Singaporean. regardless of his personality he is representing the nation.
As if you can do a better job…. Haha…
Look around u, what u see today , are part of their effort.. be it good or bad, they get the job done! Be contented n be appreciative!
@@davidcks at least I won’t insult them when they are performing their duty. That’s the fundamental u don’t need to be great to understand this right? Unless u are not a Singaporean 🤣🤣
@@bRiAn88250 haters always hate. We can’t stop them though😁
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Waste time talking rubbish did not go straight to the point vetween holy and unholy .
Is he holy?
Or hollie
He possessed EQ, you don't.
@@loj1357carry balls
No one agree with u except yourself , where is your EQ ?
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melayu me-layu
Boring 🥱
Ya gonna sleep soon
All at the expanse of Singaporeans
Hahah the little Israel what a joke
The joke is YOU!!
Deputy PM of MY chanted "Long Live Israil". They are always mocking the neighbouring country as little Israil but actually they are the ones Israil wannabe. What a joke.
Zahid chanted "hidup Israil" lawak sungguh
SG is successful primarily due to our ethnic Chinese majority. Because of geopolitical realities, SG is fond of placing vocal Indian leaders on the frontline to mask our majority ethnic Chinese composition. But when the real crunch comes e.g. Covid pandemic, who do we fall back on? Only the really capable and trustworthy ones step up to the plate like Lawrence Wong, Ong Ye Kung, Chan Chun Sing etc. On the other hand, consider a hypothetical leadership comprising only the likes of Tharman, Iswaran, Vivian Balakrishnan, Janil Puthucherry, Shanmugam, Pritam Singh. What happens? You get such impressive speeches in Parliament and in the media so that the average SG IQ might seem to hit the roof at 140. But then, in a period of crisis or even in peaceful times, I believe SG collapses irreversibly in 2 weeks' time!
Thanks for sharing your racism and your ignorance > Vivian Balakrishnan was born in 1961 in Singapore to an Indian Tamil father and a Chinese mother with ancestry from Fuqing, Fujian.[4]
There isn't a need to mask ethnic chinese majority. If the indians are more brilliant and eloquent, let them represent Singapore. I don't think Singaporeans want an unprofessional, non-articulate individual to represent their country.
Singapore apple polishing USA.
You apple polish China and Russia?
or then polish u ah, Mr Phantom?
Everyone condemn Israel and Genocide in Gaza except for him. Can’t even condemn Israel. 😡
bet u decide with ur balls n not ur brain...
Of course Singapore doesnt support terrorists of Palestinians
👏 Singapore should lead United Nation