TNI Commander Continues To Strengthen Cooperation Between Indonesia And Singapore

JAKARTA - TNI Commander General Andika Perkasa said Indonesia would continue to strengthen cooperation with the Singapore government, both in terms of the military and strengthening in other sectors.

"The working visit to Singapore is an important momentum to maintain good cooperative relations between Indonesia and Singapore," said TNI Commander General Andika Perkasa as quoted by Antara, Monday, May 30.

Andika Perkasa said the Indonesian government and Singapore have collaborated in various fields, including in the security and defense sector.

The TNI commander is scheduled to receive an award from the Singapore government. The award is a form of honor for some of the progress thanks to the cooperation between the two countries.

General Andika said he was very grateful and honored for the award from the Singapore government.

He also felt honored to be able to meet the Prime Minister of Singapore in person when receiving the award. However, if the Prime Minister has other matters, the TNI Commander also understands.

General Andika Perkasa also expressed his gratitude to the Singapore government for helping Indonesia a lot in handling the COVID-19 pandemic.

As is known, Singapore has helped Indonesia in handling the COVID-19 pandemic, especially sending various medical devices, for example, masks and so on.

The TNI Commander assessed that the aid from Singapore to Indonesia was a real impact of the well-established bilateral relations between the two countries.

"Thank you for the masks and a number of medical equipment support," he said.