General Carsten Breuer meets with Singapore Defence officials to enhance military cooperation and discuss regional security.
Singapore – August 5, 2024: General (GEN) Carsten Breuer, Chief of Defence of Germany, met with Singapore’s Minister for Defence Dr. Ng Eng Hen at the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) to strengthen bilateral defence relations between the two countries. This visit marks General Breuer’s introductory trip to Singapore from August 1 to August 4, 2024.
During their meeting, Dr. Ng and GEN Breuer reaffirmed the strong and substantive defence ties between Singapore and Germany. They discussed enhancing cooperation in military training and explored collaboration in non-conventional security domains. They also exchanged views on Germany’s engagement with the Asia-Pacific region and discussed ways to promote and support a rules-based international order.
In addition to meeting with Dr. Ng, GEN Breuer called on Chief of Defence Force Vice Admiral (VADM) Aaron Beng and inspected the Guard of Honour at MINDEF. As part of his visit, he toured Maju Camp, where he received a briefing on the Singapore Armed Forces’ (SAF) transformation and the National Service system. He also visited the SAF Volunteer Corps to understand their operations.
General Breuer is scheduled to visit the Armour Formation at Sungei Gedong Camp, where he will view and receive briefings on the suite of Hunter platforms and Armour Simulation Systems.
The visit underscores the strong defence relationship between Singapore and Germany, which is reinforced through regular high-level visits, military exchanges, and technology collaborations. The professional ties between the two defence establishments have been strengthened by the enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement signed in 2018, enabling more comprehensive cooperation in various defence areas.
Source – MINDEF
