The ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Retreat Meeting (ADSOM Retreat) was held in HCM City on August 5 to prepare for the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Retreat Meeting (ADMM Retreat) scheduled for Hanoi on October 11.
The meeting focused on two documents, “Potential, Prospects and Directions for Practical Cooperation within ADMM Plus”, and a draft joint statement of ADMM Plus, affirming ASEAN’s resolve to build a reliable, sustainable and secure region.
Addressing the meeting, Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Minister of National Defence, said that since the idea of organising an ADMM was created four years ago, senior officials, especially ministers, have spared no effort to finalise a plan for ADMM Plus, scheduled for October 12 this year.
The ADMM cooperation is expected to provide ASEAN with the human resources, professional skills and experience needed to cope with security challenges emerging in the region and the world.
ADMM Plus will reflect the dynamism of the region and contribute to maintaining the key role of ASEAN in multilateral cooperation, which will lay a foundation for building a solid and secure ASEAN political community by 2015./.
The meeting focused on two documents, “Potential, Prospects and Directions for Practical Cooperation within ADMM Plus”, and a draft joint statement of ADMM Plus, affirming ASEAN’s resolve to build a reliable, sustainable and secure region.
Addressing the meeting, Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Minister of National Defence, said that since the idea of organising an ADMM was created four years ago, senior officials, especially ministers, have spared no effort to finalise a plan for ADMM Plus, scheduled for October 12 this year.
The ADMM cooperation is expected to provide ASEAN with the human resources, professional skills and experience needed to cope with security challenges emerging in the region and the world.
ADMM Plus will reflect the dynamism of the region and contribute to maintaining the key role of ASEAN in multilateral cooperation, which will lay a foundation for building a solid and secure ASEAN political community by 2015./.
