ASEAN defence ministers’ meeting opens in Cambodia
The 16th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) kicked off on June 22 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, under the chair of Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tea Banh.
Phnom Penh (VNA) - The 16th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM)kicked off on June 22 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, under the chair of CambodianDeputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tea Banh.
Defence Minister Gen. PhanVan Giang is leading a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam to the meeting which brings together defence ministers or representatives from theAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and ASEAN GeneralSecretary Lim Jock Hoi.
In his opening speech, Tea Banh said it was the first ADMM held in person after over two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Heunderscored the need for ASEAN to maintain strength and resilience, in thecontext of facing many challenges such as competition between major powers,transnational crime, terrorism, security, climate change and pandemics, saying themeeting is an effective forum for practical cooperation in the region to tackleemerging challenges.
Since their inception, ADMM and ADMM Plus have always played animportant role in consulting and promoting defence cooperation at the highestlevel in the region with the key objective being strengthening trust throughtransparency and openness, he said.
Defence Minister Phan Van Giang led a Vietnamese delegation of Vietnam to attend the 16th ADMM. (Photo:VNA)
Addressing the event,Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang said Vietnam’s support forCambodia as the ASEAN Chair 2022, adding that the successful organisation of the ADMM and ADMM Plus meetingsshows solidarity and unity within ASEAN.
On the sidelines of the 16thADMM, the defence ministers of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia discussed measures tostrengthen solidarity, maintain and promote the traditional friendship betweenthe three countries in general and defence cooperation in particular./.
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An overview of the meeting. (Photo: VNA) 
Defence Minister Phan Van Giang led a Vietnamese delegation of Vietnam to attend the 16th ADMM. (Photo:VNA) 
