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Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo's statement on the passing of Mr S Rajaratnam
23 February 2006
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PRESS STATEMENT
MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS GEORGE YEO'S REMARKS IN RESPONSE TO MEDIA QUERIES ON THE AUSTRALIAN CABINET'S DECISION TO DENY SIA ACCESS TO THE TRANS-PACIFIC ROUTE
In response to media queries on the Australian Cabinet's decision to deny SIA access to the trans-Pacific route and subsequent comments by Prime Minister John Howard and Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on the matter, Minister Yeo said, "Singapore-Australia relations are excellent and will not be affected by Canberra's decision not to open the trans-Pacific route to SIA. We are naturally disappointed but we respect Australia's decision to protect Qantas."
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
23 FEBRUARY 2006