Tuesday 03 Jun 2014 @ 09:10
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence
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UK Defence Secretary in Singapore
Philip Hammond attended an international security summit and met HMS Echo's ship's company during a visit to Singapore at the weekend.
The Defence Secretary attended the 13th International Institute for Strategic Studies Asia security summit in Singapore, which provides a forum for dialogue to foster regional security co-operation.
He met with key regional allies, including ministers from Singapore, Australia and New Zealand, to discuss defence and military co-operation.
At the summit, Mr Hammond also met with his Malaysian counterpart, Mr Hishammuddin, to discuss the ongoing search on Tioman Island for missing Briton Gareth Huntley