SINGAPORE: Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen , will be making an official visit to the United States this week where he will also address the , Aspen Security Forum, the Ministry of Defence ( MINDEF ) said on Monday ( Jul 15 ).  ,
Dr Ng will be in the US from Monday to Thursday.  ,
The department said in a media release that Dr Ng , may initially meet his counterpart, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J Austin III, in Washington DC.  ,
He will then make a speech on Wednesday at the state of Colorado’s 2024 Aspen Security Forum’s opening day.  ,
Dr. Ng’s attend “underlines the excellent and enduring defense ties between Singapore and the US,” according to MINDEF.  ,
The community brings up senior figures in the defense sector, as well as key players from the defense sector, on a yearly security and foreign policy conference. It has been convened every in Colorado since 2010 .
US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and CIA Director William Burns are among the listeners this time.  ,