Singapore on Tuesday denied the press reports that the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will hold joint military exercises with troops of China's Taiwan.

There is no truth in Taiwan's media reports that the SAF is participating in a joint military exercise with Taiwan involving foreign military consultants, the Ministry of Defense said in a brief statement.

Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Singapore Foreign Ministry told Xinhua that the statement by the Defense Ministry is correct as it is the very ministry that should issue such a statement.

It was reported by Taiwan's media that Singapore and Taiwan will hold their first joint military drill from late March to early April.