The ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Working Group (ADSOM-WG) on July 2 convened a meeting in the central highlands city of Da Lat to discuss the orginisation of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+).
At the event, defence senior officials of the bloc’s member countries updated preparations for the ADMM+ and compared notes on details of ADMM+ from the agenda for the meeting to joint statements.
They engaged in a discussion draft focusing on potentials, prospects and practically cooperative orientations within the framework of ADMM+ and planned to send the draft to ADMM+’s member countries in mid-July.
They also agreed on a number of meetings before ADMM+, which is expected to take place in December, including ADSOM-WG, ADSOM to be held in August and ADMM to be held in October.
Deputy Defence Minister, Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, who is also head of ADSOM Vietnam, said ADSOM-WG is of significance as this is the first meeting on promotion and preparation of ADMM+.
Eight plus countries of ADMM+, including the US, Russia, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand, are expected to attend the meeting to share experience and responsibility in ensuring security and peace in the region as well as the world./.
At the event, defence senior officials of the bloc’s member countries updated preparations for the ADMM+ and compared notes on details of ADMM+ from the agenda for the meeting to joint statements.
They engaged in a discussion draft focusing on potentials, prospects and practically cooperative orientations within the framework of ADMM+ and planned to send the draft to ADMM+’s member countries in mid-July.
They also agreed on a number of meetings before ADMM+, which is expected to take place in December, including ADSOM-WG, ADSOM to be held in August and ADMM to be held in October.
Deputy Defence Minister, Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, who is also head of ADSOM Vietnam, said ADSOM-WG is of significance as this is the first meeting on promotion and preparation of ADMM+.
Eight plus countries of ADMM+, including the US, Russia, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand, are expected to attend the meeting to share experience and responsibility in ensuring security and peace in the region as well as the world./.
