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21/01/21 09:30 AM IST

5TH India – Singapore Defence Ministers’ Dialogue

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The 5th Defence Ministers' Dialogue (DMD) between India and Singapore was successfully held on 20 January 2021 through a video conference

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  • During the virtual interaction, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh conveyed his compliments to his Singaporean counterpart on the effectiveness of the pandemic mitigation measures implemented in the nation and the contribution of the Singapore Armed Forces in restricting the spread of COVID-19.
  • The Defence Minister also highlighted the role of the Indian Armed Forces in combating COVID-19 and various missions undertaken to assist in the repatriation of Indians stranded overseas.
  • Singaporean Defence Minister Dr. Ng Eng Hen reciprocated the compliments and exchanged views on the role of the Armed Forces in the whole of government's approach towards control of the pandemic.
  • The two ministers also expressed satisfaction at the growing defence ties between the two countries.
  • They also reviewed the progress of various bilateral defence cooperation initiatives being pursued between the two nations over the last year and expressed commitment to further boost the scale of engagements between the Armed Forces as well as in areas such as industry and defence technology.
  • The two ministers further discussed new areas of potential cooperation and articulated their vision in this direction.
Source: PIB

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