US secretary of defence makes introductory visit to Singapore


US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen at the Mindef headquarters on July 27, 2021. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, July 27 (Bernama): United States (US) Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is in Singapore for an introductory visit, according to the republic’s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF).

He was welcomed by a Guard of Honour at the ministry this morning before a bilateral meeting with Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen, said MINDEF in a statement today.

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