The third ASEAN Senior Defence Officials Meeting (ASDOM) opened in Yogyakarta , Indonesia on April 27.
The Vietnamese delegation to the event is headed by Deputy Defence Minister Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh.
Besidesrepresentatives from the ten ASEAN member countries, ASEAN dialoguepartners – the US, Australia , China , India , Japan, theRepublic of Korea , Russia , and New Zealand sent representativesto the meeting, which is held under the theme, “Strengthening DefenceCooperation of ASEAN and the Global Community to Face New Challenges”.
Inthe opening speech of the three-day meeting, Indonesian DefenceMinistry Secretary General Vice Marshal Eris Hariyanto stressed that theevent was aimed at stepping up defence cooperation as ASEAN`s role isincreasing in response to complex global security situations.
Hesaid ASEAN, as an entity in the Asia Pacific region, was required toplay a greater role in creating and maintaining peace at both regionaland international levels.
He said that on the third day of themeeting, participants will finalise the concept of cooperation indefence, covering five sectors, namely maritime security, humanitarianassistance and disaster relief, peacekeeping operations, counterterrorism, and military medicine.
A jointdeclaration in these fields is expected to be approved at the ASEANDefence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) slated for May in Jakarta. /.
The Vietnamese delegation to the event is headed by Deputy Defence Minister Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh.
Besidesrepresentatives from the ten ASEAN member countries, ASEAN dialoguepartners – the US, Australia , China , India , Japan, theRepublic of Korea , Russia , and New Zealand sent representativesto the meeting, which is held under the theme, “Strengthening DefenceCooperation of ASEAN and the Global Community to Face New Challenges”.
Inthe opening speech of the three-day meeting, Indonesian DefenceMinistry Secretary General Vice Marshal Eris Hariyanto stressed that theevent was aimed at stepping up defence cooperation as ASEAN`s role isincreasing in response to complex global security situations.
Hesaid ASEAN, as an entity in the Asia Pacific region, was required toplay a greater role in creating and maintaining peace at both regionaland international levels.
He said that on the third day of themeeting, participants will finalise the concept of cooperation indefence, covering five sectors, namely maritime security, humanitarianassistance and disaster relief, peacekeeping operations, counterterrorism, and military medicine.
A jointdeclaration in these fields is expected to be approved at the ASEANDefence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) slated for May in Jakarta. /.
