Haze crisis shows importance of cooperation and preparedness: Vivian Balakrishnan

“You can't conduct diplomacy just by phone, or through the media,” Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said on Wednesday (Oct 28), taking stock of his visit to Indonesia amid tensions over the transboundary haze situation. Speaking to the media at the end of his three-day working visit to Jakarta, Dr Balakrishnan stressed the importance of face-to-face talks. He said “high level, direct communication” between governments was essential to finding constructive solutions, even when politics came into play. #singapore #sgnews #indonesia #haze Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Visit our website: https://cna.asia Download our app: https://cna.asia/app Get our editors' picks of stories via chat apps: Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us on these platforms: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia