JAKARTA - Minister of Defense (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto paid a courtesy visit to Singapore's Minister of Defense Ng Eng Hen. This meeting was held after the two of them reviewed the Guard of Honor.
During the warm meeting, Defense Minister Prabowo expressed optimism that the intensity of meetings and communication between the defense ministers and the interaction between the armed forces of the two countries in recent times could improve the quality of ongoing cooperation, particularly in terms of improving the quality of human resources in the defense sector.
"We are optimistic that after the implementation of defense cooperation between Indonesia and Singapore, the interaction of defense cooperation will increase significantly and will provide greater benefits and impacts than the existing cooperation, especially in increasing the defense human resources of the two countries," said Defense Minister Prabowo, quoted by Antara. from a written statement, Friday, June 10.
Defense Minister Prabowo is in Singapore to speak at the world forum, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue 2022 with the title "Managing Geopolitical Competition in a Multipolar Region."
This forum is one of the most important forums for senior world officials to share new perspectives on the evolving security challenges in Asia.