Swiss announce new defence minister, Singapore cooperation deal
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 14, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 14, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Switzerland names Martin Pfister as new defence minister, replacing Viola Amherd. A new cooperation deal with Singapore aims to enhance defence research and innovation.
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government said on Friday Martin Pfister will be the country's new defence minister when Viola Amherd steps down at the end of the month.
Separately, the government said it had approved a memorandum of understanding to step up defence cooperation with Singapore which would allow the two to deepen collaboration on research, development, innovation and defence procurement.
(Writing by Dave Graham, editing by John Revill)
The article discusses the appointment of Martin Pfister as Switzerland's new defence minister and a new cooperation deal with Singapore.
Martin Pfister has been appointed as the new Swiss defence minister.
The cooperation deal between Switzerland and Singapore focuses on defence research, development, innovation, and procurement.
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