The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will resume bilateral cooperation and activities with the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI), Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said yesterday. Dr Ng’s remarks came a day after TNI Commander-in-Chief General Moeldoko apologised in an interview with Channel NewsAsia for the Indonesian government’s move to name a warship after two convicted marines, Osman Haji Mohammed Ali and Harun Said, who carried out the bombing of MacDonald House along Orchard Road in 1965. Gen Moeldoko had also reiterated that the Indonesian military meant no ill will and did not intend to stir up emotions in Singapore. In a press release issued by the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), Dr Ng said: “I welcome General Moeldoko’s apology as a constructive gesture to improve bilateral defence ties between our two countries.” He added: “The SAF will reciprocate Gen Moeldoko’s positive intentions by resuming bilateral cooperation and activities with the TNI, so as to strengthen the mutual understanding and friendship that have been built up over many decades.”
Posted on: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 06:25:57 +0000
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