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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.

Defence ministers of ASEAN and Japan on December 10 agreed to embark on a project to strengthen cyber security as the world is increasingly relying on online communication channels since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.

The Defence Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have issued a joint statement on defence cooperation against disease outbreaks.

Security has been tightened at every corner of the roads to the meeting venue of the 18th Shangri-La Dialogue to ensure safety for participating politicians who are defence ministers and officers of nearly 50 countries in the Asia-Pacific.

Defence Ministers of the ASEAN bloc and eight dialogues partners (Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Russia and the US) have agreed to step up collaboration to counter terrorist threats, and consolidate mutual trust and understanding.

Defence ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China have agreed to hold a joint maritime exercise in 2018.

Defence ministers from 10 ASEAN countries and their partners gathered at the fourth ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) on October 24 to discuss regional and international security issues.

Defence Ministers of the 10 ASEAN member nations on October 23 expressed their concern over the missiles and nuclear weapon programme of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK),

ASEAN Defence Ministers signed a joint declaration of the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting, reaffirming the importance of maintaining peace, stability, security, safety and freedom of navigation in and overflight over the East Sea.

Russia considers the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as an important strategic partner in ensuring regional security and stability.

US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter reasserted the US’s “rebalance” to the Asia-Pacific region will continue in the next US administration while chairing a meeting of ASEAN and US defence ministers.

The ASEAN Defence Ministerial Meeting Plus (ADMM+) mechanism is proving its increasingly important role in maintaining peace, stability and security in the region and the world, participants stated at

The third ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) kicked off in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 4 to seek measures to ensure regional security.

Vietnam and other ASEAN member countries shared regional security issues at the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (ADMM Retreat) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 3.

Defence ministers from ten ASEAN member states and their partners will talk over measures to boost security and defence cooperation for regional peace, sustainability and development.

Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh said ASEAN and China should put in place cooperative mechanisms to realise their commitment to maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea and in the region.