ASEAN Defence Ministers Want to Do More for Peace and Security
Bali, Indonesia, 25 October 2011
ASEAN Defence Ministers want to undertake more cooperation to strengthen peace and security and contribute to building the ASEAN Community.
This was part of the outcome of the one-day retreat of the ASEAN Defence Ministers here yesterday, in which the Ministers and the Secretary-General of ASEAN exchanged views on ways and means of further enhancing cooperation under the framework of the ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM). Ideas for developing the ADMM-Plus, in which the ASEAN Defence Ministers meet with their counterparts from eight Dialogue Partner countries (Australia, China, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Russia, and the United States) were also explored.
ASEAN Defence Cooperation Enters Higher Gear
Jakarta, 20 May 2011
The 5th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) has endorsed two new initiatives - the establishment of the ASEAN Peacekeeping Centres Network, and the ASEAN Defence Industry Collaboration.
The ASEAN Peacekeeping Centres Network will facilitate cooperation in peacekeeping among the ASEAN Member States through planning, training and exchange of experience. The ASEAN Defence Industry Collaboration, meanwhile, will provide opportunities to promote intra-ASEAN trade on defence products and services on the principles of flexibility, voluntary, and non-binding participation.
