Singapore,Vietnam reaffirm defense ties through policy dialogue

Singapore and Vietnam reaffirmed bilateral defense relationship at the 7th Singapore-Vietnam Defence Policy Dialogue (DPD), said the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) on Monday.

The dialogue was held on Sunday, co-chaired by Vietnam Deputy Minister of National Defence, Senior Lieutenant General (SNR-LG) Nguyen Chi Vinh, who is visiting Singapore from February 28 to March 1, and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence Mr Chan Yeng Kit at the MINDEF.

During the dialogue, Chan and SNR-LG Vinh reaffirmed "the warm and friendly bilateral defence relationship" between Singapore and Vietnam, and exchanged views on international and regional security issues of mutual interest, such as on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR), the ministry said in a statement.

As part of the visit program, SNR-LG Vinh also called on Minister for Defense Ng Eng Hen and visited the Changi Regional HADR Coordination Centre. In addition to the DPD, both sides interact regularly through high-level visits, professional exchanges, cross-attendance of courses and port calls, MINDEF said.