About the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting
Establishment
The ASEAN Security Community (ASC) Plan of Action, adopted at the 10th ASEAN Summit, stipulates that ASEAN shall work towards the convening of an annual ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting. Against this background, the Inaugural meeting of the ADMM was held in Kuala Lumpur on 9 May 2006.
The ADMM is the highest defence consultative and cooperative mechanism in ASEAN. The ADMM aims to promote mutual trust and confidence through greater understanding of defence and security challenges as well as enhancement of transparency and openness.
Objectives
The objectives of the ADMM, are:
- To promote regional peace and stability through dialogue and cooperation in defence and security;
- To give guidance to existing senior defence and military officials dialogue and cooperation in the field of defence and security within ASEAN and between ASEAN and dialogue partners;
- To promote mutual trust and confidence through greater understanding of defence and security challenges as well as enhancement of transparency and openness; and
- To contribute to the establishment of an ASEAN Security Community (ASC) as stipulated in the Bali Concord II and to promote the implementation of the Vientiane Action Programme (VAP) on ASC.
Achievements
Practical cooperation in the ASEAN defence sector has grown steadily since its inception with various initiatives in the following areas:
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Maritime Security (MS) |
Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) |
Counter-Terrorism (CT) |
Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) |
Military Medicine (MM) |
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Cyber Security (CS) |
Border Management |
Defence Industry |
Defence Education |
Other Confidence-building Measures |
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ADMM Chair
The Chairmanship of the ADMM follows that of ASEAN.
For 2025, the Chairman of the ADMM and the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials' Meeting (ADSOM) are below:
Chairman of ADMM:
H.E. Dato' Seri Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin
Minister of Defence
Malaysia
Chairman of ADSOM:
Datuk Lokman Hakim bin Ali
Secretary-General
Ministry of Defence
Malaysia
ADMM contact point:
Dato' Muhammad Ammir bin Haron
Undersecretary, Policy and Strategic Planning Division
Ministry of Defence
Malaysia
About the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus
Establishment
The ADMM-Plus is a platform for ASEAN and its eight Dialogue Partners Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russia and the United States (collectively referred to as the “Plus Countries”), to strengthen security and defence cooperation for peace, stability, and development in the region. The Inaugural ADMM-Plus was convened in Ha Noi, Viet Nam, on 12 October 2010.
Since 2017, the ADMM-Plus meets annually, to allow enhanced dialogue and cooperation among ASEAN and the Plus Countries in the midst of an increasingly challenging regional security environment.
Objectives
The objectives of the ADMM-Plus, are:
- To benefit ASEAN Member States in building capacity to address shared security challenges, while cognisant of the differing capacities of various ASEAN Member States;
- To promote mutual trust and confidence between defence establishments through greater dialogue and transparency;
- To enhance regional peace and stability through cooperation in defence and security, in view of the transnational security challenges the region faces;
- To contribute to the realisation of an ASEAN Security Community which, as stipulated in the Bali Concord II, embodies ASEAN’s aspiration to achieve peace, stability, democracy and prosperity in the region where ASEAN Member States live at peace with one another and with the world at large;
- To facilitate the implementation of the Vientiane Action Programme, which calls for ASEAN to build a peaceful, secure and prosperous ASEAN, and to adopt greater outward-looking external relation strategies with our friends and Dialogue Partners.
Achievements
The ADMM-Plus has become an effective platform for practical cooperation among the participating countries’ defence establishments. The ADMM-Plus currently focuses on seven areas of practical cooperation, namely maritime security (MS), counter-terrorism (CT), humanitarian assistance and disaster management (HADR), peacekeeping operations (PKO), military medicine (MM), humanitarian mine action (HMA) and cyber security (CS). Experts’ Working Groups (EWGs) have been established to facilitate cooperation in these areas. The EWGs are each co-chaired by one ASEAN Member States and one Plus Country, operating in a three-year cycle. Below are the key deliverables of the seven EWGs since its inception:
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2017-2020 |
2021-2023 |
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Maritime Security |
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Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief |
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Cyber Security |
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Membership
The Concept Paper on ADMM-Plus: Principles for Membership, adopted at the 3rd ADMM, Pattaya, 25-27 February 2009 outlines the principles for membership to the ADMM-Plus process, as follows:
- The Plus country shall be a full-fledged Dialogue Partner of ASEAN;
- The Plus country shall have significant interactions and relations with ASEAN defence establishment; and
- The Plus country shall be able to work with the ADMM to build capacity so as to enhance regional security in a substantive way in order to promote capacity-building in the region in the fields of defence and security.
ADMM-Plus Chair
The Chairmanship of the ADMM-Plus follows that of the ADMM and ASEAN.
The current Chairmen of the ADMM-Plus and the ADSOM-Plus are below:
Chairman of ADMM-Plus:
H.E. Dato' Seri Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin
Minister of Defence
Malaysia
Chairman of ADSOM-Plus:
Datuk Lokman Hakim bin Ali
Secretary-General
Ministry of Defence
Malaysia
ADMM-Plus contact point:
Dato' Muhammad Ammir bin Haron
Undersecretary, Policy and Strategic Planning Division
Ministry of Defence
Malaysia
ASEAN Defence Officials Directory
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ASEAN Member States |
Defence Ministers |
Defence Senior Officials |
Defence Working Group Officials |
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Brunei Darussalam |
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ’Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Minister of Defence |
Brigadier General (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence
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Poh Kui Choon Deputy Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence |
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Cambodia |
H.E. General Tea Seiha Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence |
Gen. Nem Sowath Special Advisor to Samdech Picheysena Tea Banh Director-General, General Department of Policy and Foreign Affairs Ministry of National Defence |
Lt. Gen. Lay Chenda Deputy Director-General, General Department of Policy and Foreign Affairs Director, Department of ASEAN Affairs Ministry of National Defence |
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Indonesia |
H.E. Lieutenant General (Ret.) Dr. Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin Minister of Defence |
Lieutenant General Tri Budi Utomo Secretary-General Ministry of Defence
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Brigadier General Airlangga Director for Defence International Cooperation Directorate General of Defence Strategy Ministry of Defence |
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Lao PDR |
H.E. Lieutenant General Khamlieng Outhakaisone Minister of National Defence |
Major General Somphone Mittaphone Permanent Secretary of National Defence Ministry of National Defence |
Col Feuangxay Milakong Deputy Director General of Foreign Relations Department Ministry of National Defence |
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Malaysia |
H.E. Dato' Seri Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin Minister of Defence |
Datuk Lokman Hakim bin Ali Secretary-General Ministry of Defence |
Dato' Muhammad Ammir bin Haron Ministry of Defence Fax: 603 2694 0402 |
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Myanmar |
H.E. General Maung Maung Aye Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Defence |
Mr. Zaw Naing Win Director General for International Affairs Department Ministry of Defence |
Dr. Soe Thet Maung Deputy Director General for International Affairs Department Ministry of Defence |
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The Philippines |
H.E.Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr. Secretary of National Defense Department of National Defense |
Mr. Ignacio B. Madriaga Undersecretary for Strategic Assessment and Planning (USSAP) Department of National Defense |
Assistant Secretary Marita I. Yoro Assistant Secretary for Strategic Assessments and International Affairs (ASSAIA) Department of National Defense |
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Singapore |
H.E. Dr. Ng Eng Hen Minister for Defence |
Mr. Chan Heng Kee Permanent Secretary for Defence Ministry of Defence |
BG Wong Shi Ming Director of Defence Policy Office Ministry of Defence |
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Thailand |
H.E. Phumtham Wechayachai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence |
Gen. Sanitchanog Sangkachantra Permanent Secretary for Defence Ministry of Defence |
Defence Working Group Official 1 Gen. Kantapoj Setharatsamee Director-General, Office of Policy and Planning Ministry of Defence
Defence Working Group Official 2 Major General Suwanchai Cha-aim Director, Office of International Cooperation, Office of Policy and Planning Ministry of Defence Fax: 66 2 225 2015 |
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Viet Nam |
H.E. Gen. Phan Van Giang Minister of National Defence |
Sr. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien Deputy Minister Ministry of National Defence |
Major General Vu Thanh Van Director General, Department of Foreign Relations Ministry of National Defence |
ADMM-Plus Defence Officials Directory
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ADMM-Plus Countries |
Defence Ministers |
Defence Senior Officials |
Defence Working Group Officials |
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Brunei Darussalam |
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ’Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien Minister of Defence |
Brigadier General (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence
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Poh Kui Choon Deputy Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence
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Cambodia |
H.E. General Tea Seiha Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence |
Gen. Nem Sowath Special Advisor to Samdech Picheysena Tea Banh Director-General, General Department of Policy and Foreign Affairs Ministry of National Defence |
Lt. Gen. Lay Chenda Deputy Director-General, General Department of Policy and Foreign Affairs Director, Department of ASEAN Affairs Ministry of National Defence |
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Indonesia |
H.E. Lieutenant General (Ret.) Dr. Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin Minister of Defence |
Lieutenant General Tri Budi Utomo Secretary-General Ministry of Defence |
Brigadier General Airlangga Director for Defence International Cooperation Directorate General of Defence Strategy Ministry of Defence |
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Lao PDR |
H.E. Lieutenant General Khamlieng Outhakaisone Minister of National Defence |
Major General Somphone Mittaphone Permanent Secretary of National Defence Ministry of National Defence |
Col Feuangxay Milakong Deputy Director General of Foreign Relations Department Ministry of National Defence Fax: 856 21 911 728 |
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Malaysia |
H.E. Dato' Seri Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin Minister of Defence |
Datuk Lokman Hakim bin Ali Secretary-General Ministry of Defence |
Dato' Muhammad Ammir bin Haron Ministry of Defence Fax: 603 2694 0402 |
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Myanmar |
H.E. General Maung Maung Aye Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Defence |
Mr. Zaw Naing Win Director General for International Affairs Department Ministry of Defence |
Dr. Soe Thet Maung Deputy Director General for International Affairs Department Ministry of Defence |
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The Philippines |
H.E. Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr. Secretary of National Defense Department of National Defense |
Mr. Ignacio B. Madriaga Undersecretary for Strategic Assessment and Planning (USSAP) Department of National Defense |
Assistant Secretary Marita I. Yoro Assistant Secretary for Strategic Assessments and International Affairs (ASSAIA) Department of National Defense |
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Singapore |
H.E. Dr. Ng Eng Hen Minister for Defence |
Mr. Chan Heng Kee Permanent Secretary for Defence Ministry of Defence |
BG Wong Shi Ming Director of Defence Policy Office Ministry of Defence |
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Thailand |
H.E. Phumtham Wechayachai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence
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Gen. Sanitchanog Sangkachantra Permanent Secretary for Defence Ministry of Defence |
Defence Working Group Official 1 Gen. Kantapoj Setharatsamee Director-General, Office of Policy and Planning Ministry of Defence
Defence Working Group Official 2 Major General Suwanchai Cha-aim Director, Office of International Cooperation, Office of Policy and Planning Ministry of Defence Fax : 66 2 225 2015 |
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Viet Nam |
H.E. Gen. Phan Van Giang Minister of National Defence |
Sr. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien Deputy Minister Ministry of National Defence |
Major General Vu Thanh Van Director General, Department of Foreign Relations Ministry of National Defence |
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Australia |
The Hon. Richard Marles MP Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence |
Mr. Hugh Jeffrey Deputy Secretary Strategy, Policy, and Industry Department of Defence |
Mr. Ben Davey Assistant Secretary Southeast Asia Department of Defence |
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China |
H.E. Admiral Dong Jun Minister of National Defense |
Maj. Gen. Yao Qin Deputy Chief Office for International Military Cooperation, Ministry of National Defense |
Sr. Col. Liu Fang Senior Policy Officer, Center for Overseas Military Security Coordination Office for International Military Cooperation, Ministry of National Defense |
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India |
H.E. Shri Rajnath Singh Minister of Defence |
Mr. Amitabh Prasad Joint Secretary Ministry of Defence |
Captain Anurag Srivastava Advisor/Director, International Cooperation Ministry of Defence Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Japan |
H.E. Nakatani Gen Minister of Defense |
Mr. Kano Koji Vice Minister of Defense for International Affairs Ministry of Defense |
Mr. Ito Wataru Director, International Security Policy Office, Indo-Pacific Regional Policy Division, Bureau of Defense Policy Ministry of Defense |
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New Zealand |
The Hon. Judith Collins KC Minister of Defence |
Mr. Richard Schmidt Deputy Secretary (Defence Policy and Planning) Ministry of Defence |
Mr. Mike Thompson Director, International Branch Ministry of Defence |
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Republic of Korea |
H.E. Kim Yong Hyun Minister of National Defense |
Mr. Lee Seung-Buhm Director General, International Policy Bureau Ministry of National Defense |
Ms. Kim Dongbi Director, Multilateral Security Policy Division Ministry of National Defense |
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Russia |
H.E. Andrey Belousov Minister of Defence |
Col. Gen. Alexander Fomin Deputy Minister of Defence Ministry of Defence
Lt. Gen. Alexander Kshimovsky Main Directorate for International Military Cooperation Ministry of Defence |
Col. Maksim Penkin Chief of Department Main Directorate for International Military Cooperation Ministry of Defence Col. Konstantin Shabanin Chief of Section Main Directorate for International Military Cooperation Ministry of Defence
Lt. Col. Daniil Ovsyannikov Group Head Main Directorate for International Military Cooperation Ministry of Defence |
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United States of America |
Hon. Peter Brian Hegseth Secretary of Defense |
Defence Senior Official 1 Mr. John A. Byers Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia Department of Defense
Defence Senior Official 2 Ms. Lori Abele Principal Director for South and Southeast Asia Department of Defense |
Defense Working Group Official 1 Ms. Chelsea Goldstein Director for Southeast Asia Department of Defense
Defence Working Group Official 2 Mr. Kurt Aufderheide Senior Advisor, ASEAN & Regional Engagement Department of Defense |
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H.E. Lieutenant General Khamlieng Outhakaisone Minister of National Defence |
10th ADMM-Plus, Jakarta, Indonesia, 16 November 2023
- 1a. Invitation Letter to Australia
- 1b. Invitation Letter to China
- 1c. Invitation Letter to India
- 1d. Invitation Letter to Japan
- 1e. Invitation Letter to New Zealand
- 1f. Invitation Letter to ROK
- 1g. Invitation Letter to Russia
- 1h. Invitation Letter to the US
- 2. Tentative Programme
- 3. Provisional Agenda
- 4. Order of Proceeding
- 5. Administrative Arrangements
- 6. HOD Registration Form
- 7. Spouse Registration Form
- 8. Shirt Measurement Form
- 9. Delegate Registration Form
- 10. Bilateral Meeting Form
- 11. Hotel Arrangement Form (Courtesy)
- 12. Reservation Form Hotel Mulia Senayan
