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Singapore, India renew air force agreement to conduct joint training

Xinhua, January 19, 2017 Adjust font size:

Singapore has renewed Bilateral Agreement for the Conduct of Joint Military Training and Exercises between with the Indian Air Force (IAF) in India, said Ministry of Defense (MINDEF) said on Thursday.

The ministry said the renewed bilateral air force agreement allows the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) to continue its joint military training at Kalaikunda Air Force Station in India for another five years.

Under the agreement, the RSAF will have opportunities to train with the IAF's advanced Su-30 fighter jet.

The renewal was signed by Singapore's Permanent Secretary (Defense) Chan Yeng Kit and India's Defense Secretary G Mohan Kumar, who is in Singapore on Jan. 18-19 to co-chair the 11th Singapore-India Defense Policy Dialogue with Chan.

The signing ceremony was witnessed by Singapore's Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen and India's High Commissioner to Singapore Jawed Ashraf.

During the dialogue, both sides underscored the strong and growing ties between the RSAF and the IAF, said the MINDEF.

The ministry added that the visit of the Indian defense secretary reaffirms the warm and long-standing defense relations between Singapore and India.

Both countries are committed to strengthening bilateral defense interactions and welcomed deeper defense cooperation for mutual benefit, it added.

The Bilateral Agreement for the Conduct of Joint Military Training and Exercises in India was inked in 2007 and renewed in 2012. Endit