January 13, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joint Staff Spokesperson Navy Capt. Jereal Dorsey provided the following readout:
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., spoke with Singapore's Chief of Defence Force Vice Adm. Aaron Beng today by phone. Vice Adm. Beng last spoke with the Chairman during a visit to the Pentagon in October 2024.
Gen. Brown and Vice Adm. Beng discussed the International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue 2025. They also discussed opportunities to address key issues in the Indo-Pacific region through bilateral and multilateral military engagements. Both leaders reaffirmed their shared commitment to deterring aggression and strengthening interoperability in the region.
The critical relationship between the U.S. and Singapore plays a key role in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific.
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