BANGKOK, July 11 (TNA) – The 13th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM), being held in Bangkok has discussed security issues, including illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Deputy Prime Minister/Defence Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon presided over the meeting at Shangri-La Hotel, attended by defence ministers from ASEAN member countries and the ASEAN Secretariat.
The meeting will adopt eight joint statements and declarations and will discuss preparations for the 6th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus: 6th ADMM-Plus, which will take place in November to strengthen cooperation with dialogue partners.
Thailand as the host proposed the 3S’s security model, referring to sustainable security, strengthening, consolidating and optimising defence cooperation and supporting cross-pillar activities, which is aimed to move towards people-centered ASEAN and to leave no one behind.
The eight joint statements and declarations are as follows: 1. Draft Concept Paper on Guidelines for Assessment of the ADMM Initiatives, 2. Draft Concept Paper on the Role of ASEAN Defence Establishments in Supporting Border Management, 3. Draft Concept Paper on the Expansion of the ASEAN Direct Communications Infrastructure (ADI) in the ADMM Process to the Plus Countries, 4. Draft concept on Establishment of ASEAN Military Medicine Conference, 5.ASEAN Our Eyes (Draft TOR of ASEAN Our Eyes), 6. Draft ADMM Guidelines for Maritime Interaction, 7. Draft Joint Declaration of the ASEAN Defence Ministers on Sustainable Security 8. Draft Joint Statement by the ADMM-Plus Defence Ministers on Advancing Partnership for Sustainable Security. (TNA)
