Laos hosts 10th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting

(Bqp.vn) - The ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) needs to promote unity and increase its role in addressing security challenges in an effective and prompt manner.

Vietnamese defense delegation at the meeting.

Lao Defense Minister Chansmone Channyalat made the statement while opening the 10th ADMM in Vientiane, Laos, on May 25.

He affirmed that over the past decade, ADMM has contributed to maintaining peace, security and development in the region and has become an integral part of the ASEAN Political-Security Community.

ASEAN Defense Ministers in a joint photo.

This year’s theme of “Promoting Defense Cooperation for a Dynamic ASEAN Community” conformed with the goal of boosting the group’s commitments, strength and unity and aimed to intensify defense and security cooperation within the ADMM framework in order to counter non-traditional security challenges in the region and the world, he said.

ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh delivered reports on the current ASEAN situation, and the outcomes of several meetings, including the ASEAN Defense Senior Officials’ Meeting and the ASEAN Defense Senior Officials’ Meeting Plus.

Participating ministers are expected to approve several cooperation documents within the ADMM framework and the meeting’s joint statement. They will explore regional and international security situations.

Vietnamese Defense Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich led a delegation to the event.