Calls on Minister and Second Minister for Defence

17 May 2007

Call on Minister for Defence, Mr Teo Chee Hean, by Senator Giovanni Lorenzo Forcieri Defence Under- Secretary, Italy.

Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean and Second Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen met with senior foreign defence and military officials attending the International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX) Asia 2007. IMDEX is being held in Singapore from 15 to 18 May 07.

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The foreign officials who called on the Ministers at the Ministry of Defence included:- Italian Under Secretary of Defence, Mr Giovanni Lorenzo Forcieri- Netherlands State Secretary for Defence, Mr Cees Van Der Knapp- Chief of the Royal Australian Navy, Vice- Russ Shalders- of the Royal Brunei Navy, Colonel Dato Paduka Joharie Bin HJ Matussin- Chief of Naval Staff, Indian Navy, Admiral Sureesh Mehta- Chief of the Navy, Royal Malaysian Navy, Admiral Datuk Ramlan Bin Mohamed Ali - Chief of the Royal New Zealand Navy, Rear-Admiral David Ian Ledson - Chief of the Naval Staff, Navy, Admiral Muhammad Afzal Tahir - Flag--in-Command of the Phillipine Navy, Vice- Admiral Rogelio Calunsag - Commander of the Navy, Sri Lanka, Vice-Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda - Navy Inspector of the Royal Swedish Navy, Rear-Admiral Anders Grenstad - Commander in Chief, Royal Thai Navy, Admiral Satirapan Keyano- First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, Royal Navy, Admiral Sir Jonathon Band- Commander of the Pacific Fleet, US Navy, Admiral Robert Willard

Call on Minister for Defence, Mr Teo Chee Hean, by ADM Satirapan Keyanon, Commander in Chief, Royal Thai Navy.

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