SINGAPORE - The Republic has reaffirmed its close defence relationship with Thailand, with Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen meeting the Royal Thai Armed Forces' chief of defence forces General Chalermphon Srisawasdi on Monday morning.
During their meeting at Mindef, the two"reaffirmed the close and longstanding bilateral defence relationship" between the two countries.General Chalermphon also called on Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant-General Melvyn Ong after inspecting a guard of honour at Mindef. As part of his introductory visit from April 24 to 27, General Chalermphon will also visit the Changi Regional HADR Coordination Centre and Information Fusion Centre at Changi Naval Base.Mindef added that General Chalermphon will visit the Counter-Terrorism Information Facility on Tuesday.
Mindef said:"General Chalermphon's visit underscores the strong bilateral defence ties between Singapore and Thailand. Both armed forces interact regularly through bilateral exercises, professional exchanges, visits and cross-attendance of courses, as well as through multilateral platforms such as the Asean Defence Ministers' Meeting and ADMM-Plus."
"Such interactions have deepened the bilateral defence relationship, enhanced mutual understanding and strengthened both professional and people-to-people ties between the two armed forces," it added.
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