S'pore, South Korea sign upgraded defence pact on sidelines of Shangri-La Dialogue

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S'pore, South Korea sign upgraded defence pact on sidelines of Shangri-La Dialogue SLD22

SINGAPORE - Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen and his South Korean counterpart Lee Jong-sup signed an upgraded agreement on Friday to further bilateral defence cooperation, including in the areas of cyber security, and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives defence.

Friday's signing took place after Dr Ng and Mr Lee met at the Shangri-La Hotel on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual high-level defence summit being held this weekend after being stopped for two years owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. The ministers also witnessed the signing of another MOU, between So Drama! Entertainment and the South Korean Defence Media Agency.

On Friday, Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe - who is also in Singapore for the Shangri-La Dialogue - called on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana. The call was also attended by Senior Minister of State for Defence Heng Chee How. first signed between Singapore and China in 2008, exchanged views on global and regional security developments, and discussed ways to strengthen cooperation and build mutual trust among countries.

 

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