made by Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam reflects the views of the Singapore government, Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan told parliament on Monday .
On Monday, Ms Lim asked the Foreign Affairs Minister whether Mr Shanmugam's remarks represented the government's views, and whether there has been any revision to Singapore's position on the invasion.
Ms Lim then asked Dr Balakrishnan whether he agreed that in the government's statements on the Ukraine invasion,"there's never been this attempt to say that the US or Nato has been somewhat contributory to the current state of affairs, which was something that the Minister for Law did say". "Now, having said that, I think we must also be very clear in our minds that there are a diversity of views. And when we are explaining these matters to the general public and to our population, or indeed even in this House, it is not unreasonable to reflect the diversity of views.
"Our objective in Southeast Asia is not to let a repeat of the European tragedy occur here in this part of the world. And in trying to avoid a parallel of that situation here, I think it is entirely legitimate for us to consider all views — diverse views, opposing views even — on how the situation in Europe came about."
In his March speech, Mr Shanmugam had said indivisible security means:"A state should not enhance its security at the expense of another's. Because one state's security is inseparably linked to another's."
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