Singapore and Vietnam Reaffirm Defence Relations Through Defence Policy Dialogue

PS(D) co-chairing the 7th Singapore-Vietnam Defence Policy Dialogue with Vietnam Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General (SNR-LG) Nguyen Chi Vinh at MINDEF.

Vietnam Deputy Minister of National Defence, Senior Lieutenant General (SNR-LG) Nguyen Chi Vinh, who is visiting Singapore from 28 February to 1 March, co-chaired the 7th Singapore-Vietnam Defence Policy Dialogue (DPD) with Permanent Secretary (Defence) Mr Chan Yeng Kit at the Ministry of Defence yesterday.

During the DPD, Mr 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). As part of the visit programme, SNR-LG Vinh called on Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen this morning and visited the Changi Regional HADR Coordination Centre yesterday. In addition to the DPD, both sides interact regularly through high-level visits, professional exchanges, cross-attendance of courses and port calls.