By WENDELL MINNICK
SINGAPORE — The U.S. and Singapore committed June 2 to furthering cooperation on regional security issues. Renewed cooperation extends beyond Singapore to include support for Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the 2005 Strategic Framework Agreement.
The comments were part of a joint statement issued by U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Singapore Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen at the 11th Asia Security Summit in Singapore. Run by the U.K.-based International Institute for Strategic Studies and dubbed the Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD), the annual Summit at Singapore’s Shangri-La Hotel is an intergovernment security forum attended by top-tier defense officials from around the world.
The joint statement was released after a sideline bilateral meeting between Panetta and Ng on June 2. This is Panetta’s first appearance at the SLD.
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