Malaysian Deputy Minister for Defence Liew Chin Tong called on Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen at the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) on Wednesday (Oct 3).

“Both sides reaffirmed the bilateral defence relationship and exchanged views on the bilateral and multilateral defence cooperation between Singapore and Malaysia,” a Mindef statement said.

It added that the ministers also discussed ongoing geopolitical and security developments in the region. Mr Liew visited Safra Punggol earlier on Wednesday. On Thursday, he will be delivering the keynote speech at the 2018 South-east Asia Counter-Terrorism Symposium organised by the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies.