Recognition of Palestinian State As Diplomatic Tool for Singapore to Move Israel to Resume Talks Towards Two-state Solution

75 Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs (a) whether Israel's continued expansion into Palestine makes it increasingly difficult to define its territory and attain conditions for statehood; (b) whether formal recognition of the State of Palestine is a diplomatic tool that Singapore can use to move Israel to resume talks with the Palestinians towards a two-state solution; and (c) whether such recognition is in Singapore's national interest.

Dr Vivian Balakrishnan: This question for oral answer was addressed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in their Ministerial Statements on the Situation in the Middle East at the Parliamentary Sitting on 22 September 2025. [Please refer to ​"Situation in the Middle East", Official Report, 22 September 2025, Vol 96, Issue 2, Ministerial Statements section.]