What’s the state of bilateral ties between Singapore and Indonesia following tensions over the transboundary haze? Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said that when common challenges like the haze arise, there is bound to be differences in priorities and approach, but it’s important for cool heads to prevail, for direct, honest, candid and constructive conversations. “The Singapore way is to be prepared, to be constructive and to be quietly confident. And I think we will get through this again in our usual Singapore way,” he said. He was speaking to the media at the end of his working visit to Jakarta, during which both countries announced the formation of a joint task force to investigate companies linked to forest and land fires behind the transboundary haze.

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What’s the state of bilateral ties between Singapore and Indonesia following tensions over the transboundary haze? Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said that when common challenges like the haze arise, there is bound to be differences in priorities and approach, but it’s important for cool heads to prevail, for direct, honest, candid and constructive conversations. “The Singapore way is to be prepared, to be constructive and to be quietly confident. And I think we will get through this again in our usual Singapore way,” he said. He was speaking to the media at the end of his working visit to Jakarta, during which both countries announced the formation of a joint task force to investigate companies linked to forest and land fires behind the transboundary haze. #singapore #indonesia #haze #sgnews

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