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Home / Newsroom / Press Statements, Transcripts & Photos / Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan's Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on the Measures to Ensure the Safety of Singaporeans Residing in or Travelling to the Middle East, 8 May 2024

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan's Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Whether the Ministry Can Provide an Update on the Measures Currently in Place to Ensure the Safety of Singaporeans Residing in or Travelling to the Middle East, Particularly Students, in Light of Recent Military Actions Reported between Israel and Iran, 8 May 2024

08 May 2024

QUESTION

Dr Wan Rizal: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs whether the Ministry can provide an update on the measures currently in place to ensure the safety of Singaporeans residing in or travelling to the Middle East, particularly students, in light of recent military actions reported between Israel and Iran.

REPLY

1 The question was addressed in MFA’s reply to a similar Question No. 5968 in Notice Paper No. 2733 of 2024, submitted by Member Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim for the parliamentary sitting on 7 May 2024.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
8 MAY 2024

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