Vietnam People's Army Chief of General Staff and Vice Minister of National Defence Makes Introductory Visit to Singapore

The Vietnam People's Army Chief of General Staff and Vice Minister of National Defence, Senior Lieutenant-General (SNR-LG) Do Ba Ty, called on Second Minister for Defence Mr Chan Chun Sing this afternoon. SNR-LG Ty, who is in Singapore on an introductory visit from 12 to 15 November 2014, also called on Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant-General Ng Chee Meng and inspected a Guard of Honour at the Ministry of Defence earlier today.

As part of his visit, SNR-LG Ty toured the Singapore Armed Forces Headquarters Medical Corps at Nee Soon Camp, and the Changi Command and Control Centre where he visited both the Information Fusion Centre, and the Changi Regional Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Coordination Centre.

SNR-LG Ty's visit highlights the warm and growing defence relations between Singapore and Vietnam, underscored by the signing of the Defence Cooperation Agreement at the defence minister level in September 2009. Both armed forces interact regularly through high-level visits, professional exchanges, cross-attendance of courses and port calls.