A high-ranking delegation led by Defence Minister General Phung QuangThanh is joining other ASEAN member nations for the 9th ASEAN DefenceMinisters’ Meeting (ADMM-9), which officially opened in Malaysia onMarch 16.
At the meeting, participants focused their discussionon traditional and non-traditional regional security issues as well asthe threat posed by the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS).
Other concerns on the meeting’s agenda include navigation security,high-tech development security, pirate prevention in the East Sea andcooperation and coordination mechanisms in fighting natural disasters.
Malaysia’sinitiative to establish an ASEAN peace-keeping force was also broughtforth and received support from a number of member nations.
TheVietnamese delegation proposed the development of a mechanism forimproving and outlining orientations for the ADMM’s future activities.
ASEAN – the Association of Southeast Asian Nations –groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, thePhilippines, Thailand, Singapore, and Vietnam.-VNA
At the meeting, participants focused their discussionon traditional and non-traditional regional security issues as well asthe threat posed by the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS).
Other concerns on the meeting’s agenda include navigation security,high-tech development security, pirate prevention in the East Sea andcooperation and coordination mechanisms in fighting natural disasters.
Malaysia’sinitiative to establish an ASEAN peace-keeping force was also broughtforth and received support from a number of member nations.
TheVietnamese delegation proposed the development of a mechanism forimproving and outlining orientations for the ADMM’s future activities.
ASEAN – the Association of Southeast Asian Nations –groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, thePhilippines, Thailand, Singapore, and Vietnam.-VNA
