Prime Minister Huang Xuncai met with the visiting Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun on Friday (May 31st), and US Secretary of Defense Austin.
Premier Huang met Dong Jun in the morning and reiterated the long -lasting and friendly bilateral relations.
The Singapore Ministry of Defense issued a statement on Friday that Premier Huang and Dong Jun welcomed the two countries' defense institutions to maintain regular interaction, including high -level mutual visits, military exchanges and academic exchanges.They are also targeting the global and regional security development exchange opinions, as well as how to strengthen cooperation and establish regional mutual trust.
Dong Jun visited Singapore on Thursday. This was the first time he visited Singapore after he served as the Chinese Defense Mission at the end of last year.
When Prime Minister Huang met Austin, he reiterated that the long -term defense relationship between New and American countries has long been excellent defense relationship.The two also discussed bilateral defense cooperation and exchanged opinions on geopolitical development and regional security architecture.They also reiterated that the two countries are committed to maintaining regional stability and prosperity.
According to a statement, Austin said that the United States will continue to support Singapore armed forces to train in the United States; Premier Huang emphasized that Singapore has long supported the United States to move in this region for a long time.
The two meetings were held in the Presidential Palace. There were also Wang Zhihao, Minister of Government of the Ministry of Defense.
Dong Jun and Austin also attended the 21st Shangri -La dialogue hosted by the Institute of International Strategy of the British Think Tank (referred to as Xiangxiang).
They spoke at the overall conference of the incense party. Austin would talk about the strategic partnership of the United States in the Indo -Pacific region in the first plenary conference of Saturday (June 1);At the fifth session, the theme was China's global security concept.
