SINGAPORE:
ASEAN defence ministers on Tuesday
signed a joint declaration reaffirming their commitment to enhance regional
peace and security.
The
signing took place at the 6th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) in Phnom
Penh, Cambodia, which was attended by Singapore's Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen.
The
gathering saw the region's defence ministers discussing security issues.
They
welcomed the good progress in practical cooperation among member states and
also noted the success of the inaugural ASEAN humanitarian assistance and
disaster relief exercise, conducted in Indonesia and Singapore in 2011.
The
ministers also adopted the concept paper reviewing the frequency of ADMM-Plus
Meetings, which shortens the interval of ADMM-Plus meetings from once in three
years to once in two years.
Separately,
the ministers jointly called on Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Dr Ng
held bilateral meetings with Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence
Minister General Tea Banh, Brunei Minister of Energy Yasmin bin Haji Umar and
Vietnam Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh.
Dr Ng
also had a bilateral meeting with the Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie,
who was visiting Cambodia at the same time.
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CNA/wm
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