KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Singapore through their Armed Forces will continue working closely despite the challenges brought upon by the current COVID-19 pandemic situation.

The commitment was made by Senior Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob during a phone conversation with his Singaporean counterpart Dr Ng Eng Hen.

"Both ministers expressed their commitments for both defence establishments, particularly the Malaysian Armed Forces and the Singapore Armed Forces to continue working closely despite the challenges brought upon by the current COVID-19 pandemic situation," according to the Ministry of Defence official Facebook page today.

-- BERNAMA