American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 16, 2014 – Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work
and K. Shanmugam, Singapore’s foreign affairs minister, discussed a wide-range
of issues during a Pentagon meeting yesterday, Defense Department officials
said in a statement.
The discussion included the positive trajectory of the
multifaceted U.S.-Singapore relationship and recent developments in the
Asia-Pacific region, officials said in a statement summarizing the meeting.
Both leaders noted the importance of enhancing multilateral
cooperation, particularly in the areas of humanitarian assistance and disaster
relief and multinational antipiracy efforts. Work expressed his appreciation
for Singapore hosting the forward deployment of U.S. littoral combat ships and
the recent offer by Singapore to establish a regional disaster response crisis
center.
Work relayed Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's interest in
following up on the success of the U.S.-hosted Association of Southeast Asian
Nations Defense Forum held in Hawaii in April, the statement added, and told
the minister that the secretary looks forward to attending the Shangri-La
Dialogue in Singapore at the end of May.
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