Deputy Minister of Defence Visits the UK and France (21 Jul 2002)

The Education Minister and second Minister for Defence, Rear-Admiral (NS) Teo Chee Hean will be visiting France and the United Kingdom, beginning 21 July 2002.

Senior officials from MINDEF Singapore will be part of Minister Teo's delegation

In France he will call on new Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie and open an advanced jet-training facility.

He will attend the official opening of the Farnborough Air Show in the UK and will call on British Defence Secretary Geoffrey Hoon.