SINGAPORE: The particular Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) plans to slowly resume its training in Brunei to pre-pandemic levels from Aug, the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) mentioned on Saturday (Jul 16).
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong went to SAF troops in Temburong, Brunei on Friday afternoon, the particular ministry said in a news release.
Mister Lee was accompanied by Chief of Military Major-General David Neo and they met with dog trainers from the Army.
In a Facebook article on Saturday, Mr Lee wrote: “Met a few of our NSFs (full-time national servicemen) in addition to regulars when I visited The Singapore Armed service personnel in Temburong.
“Glad the fact that morale is large and that they are looking forward to the resumption to train. Wishing them a meaningful and safe amount of time in Brunei. ”
MINDEF said Singapore and Brunei have a very close and long-standing defence relationship.
“In addition to this valuable jungle education which the SAF performs in Brunei, the particular SAF and the Royal Brunei Armed Forces have interaction through frequent zwei staaten betreffend exercises, professional swaps, visits and frustrated attendance of tutorials, ” said typically the Defence Ministry.
“These exchanges contain enhanced the professionalism and reliability and strengthened often the ties between the a pair of armed forces. ”
Earlier this year, commanders for this Royal Brunei Navy blue, the Royal Brunei Air Force and the Royal Brunei Armed Forces developed introductory visits for you to Singapore.