India, Singapore agree to enhance further military ties

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 6:29 AM IST

The decision in this regard was taken at the meeting between Defence Minister A K Antony and his Singaporean counterpart Ng Eng Hen here.

"It was decided that there should be regular meetings at the level of both Defence Ministers to facilitate exchanges of views on important issues and common security concerns," the Defence Ministry said in a release.

Both the countries expressed satisfaction over the wide- ranging, comprehensive defence exchanges between them.

They also agreed to continue interactions between the defence establishments through regular joint military training and exercises.

They also discussed the global and regional security scenario.

On the security situation in the Asia-Pacific region, the two sides "acknowledged the role of the ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) Plus framework in promoting dialogue and consensus in the region.

"Antony reiterated India

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First Published: Nov 21 2012 | 6:45 PM IST

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