By Prashanth Parameswaran
The two strategic partners are inching closer.
Singapore and Vietnam kicked off the first joint mission between their militaries, according to the city-state’s defense minister Ng Eng Heng on April 16.
In a Facebook post, Ng said the Singapore Armed Forces and the Vietnam People’s Army had conducted their first joint military medicine mission, providing basic health care, dental and eye services to residents in the Binh Xuyen district of Vinh Phuc province in Vietnam.
“The SAF and the Vietnam People’s Army are working side by side in the first practical cooperation on military medicine between the two militaries,” the post said.
According to the post, the two sides also shared knowledge and experiences with each other in areas of biodefense, peacekeeping operations and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. The SAF-VPA Joint Medical Mission will be held until April 18, and the Singaporean delegation reportedly includes 24 servicemen and women from the SAF Medical Corps.
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