SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Wednesday, 07 September 2022 – The Ministry of Defence participated in the 2022 Republic of Korea (ROK)-ASEAN Defense Vice-Ministerial Meeting and the Seoul Defense Dialogue (SDD) 2022 held from 6 to 8 September 2022 in Seoul, Republic of Korea, which was represented and attended by Yang Mulia Haji Adi Ihram bin Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Policy and Strategy), Ministry of Defence.
The ROK-ASEAN Defense Vice-Ministerial Meeting and the SDD are two annual events organised by the Ministry of National Defence, ROK aiming to respectively cement regional cooperation between ROK and ASEAN member states, as well as to promote cooperation on security and peace through dialogue in the Asia Pacific, especially in the Korean Peninsula.
This year, the ROK-ASEAN Defense Vice-Ministerial Meeting discussed measures for the development and implementation plans for ROK-ASEAN defence cooperation. Meanwhile in the 11th SDD, with the theme “How to Address Complex Security Challenges: Fostering International Solidarity”, a variety of security issues was discussed focusing on Korean Peninsula issues, Asia Pacific security, the role of military in hybrid warfare and international cooperation as well as technological-related issues in defence. This year’s SDD also held the first SDD Space Security Working Group to continue last year’s discussion on space security.
The Deputy Permanent Secretary (Policy and Strategy), Ministry of Defence also had the opportunity to hold bilateral meetings with counterparts from the Republic of the Philippines and ROK to discuss defence engagements and cooperation of common interests.
Group Photo of Heads of Delegation to the 2022 ROK-ASEAN Defense Vice-Ministerial Meeting held in Seoul on 6 September 2022
Brunei Darussalam Delegation to 2022 ROK-ASEAN Defense Vice-Ministerial Meeting held on 6 September 2022 headed by Haji Adi Ihram bin Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Policy and Strategy), Ministry of Defence
Haji Adi Ihram bin Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Policy and Strategy) held bilateral meeting with Mr Park Min Ho, Director for Multilateral Security Policy Division, International Policy Bureau, Ministry of National Defense, Republic of Korea at the sidelines of 2022 SDD
Haji Adi Ihram bin Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Policy and Strategy) held bilateral meeting with Undersecretary Ignacio B. Madriaga, Undersecretary for Strategic Assessment and Planning, Department of National Defense, Philippines at the sidelines of 2022 Seoul Defense Dialogue
Heads of Delegations posing for Group Photo with His Excellency Lee Jong-sup, Minister of National Defense, Republic of Korea during the Opening Ceremony of Seoul Defense Dialogue 2022
KEMENTERIAN PERTAHANAN HADIRI THE 2022 REPUBLIC OF KOREA-ASEAN DEFENCE VICE MINISTERIAL MEETING DAN SEOUL DEFENSE DIALOGUE 2022
SEOUL, REPUBLIK KOREA, Rabu, 07 September 2022 – Kementerian Pertahanan telah menyertai The 2022 Republic of Korea (ROK)-ASEAN Defense Vice-Ministerial Meeting dan Seoul Defense Dialogue (SDD) 2022 yang diadakan dari 6 hingga 8 September 2022 bertempat di Seoul, Republik Korea, yang mana diwakili dan diketuai oleh Yang Mulia Haji Adi Ihram bin Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud, Timbalan Setiausaha Tetap (Dasar dan Strategi), Kementerian Pertahanan.
The ROK-ASEAN Defense Vice-Ministerial Meeting dan dialog SDD merupakan dua acara tahunan anjuran Kementerian Pertahanan Nasional, Republik Korea yang masing-masing bertujuan untuk memperkukuhkan kerjasama di antara Republik Korea dan negara-negara anggota ASEAN, dan bagi menggalakkan kerjasama di bidang keselamatan dan keamanan melalui dialog di rantau Asia Pasifik, terutamanya di Semenanjung Korea.
Pada tahun ini, mesyuarat ROK-ASEAN Defense Vice-Ministerial Meeting membincangkan langkah-langkah bagi perkembangan dan rancangan-rancangan pelaksanaan untuk kerjasama pertahanan di antara Republik Korea dan ASEAN. Manakala dialog SDD kali ke-11 ini, dengan tema “Cara Menangani Cabaran Keselamatan Kompleks: Memupuk Perpaduan Antarabangsa”, membincangkan pelbagai isu keselamatan yang tertumpu kepada isu-isu Semenanjung Korea, keselamatan Asia Pasifik, peranan tentera dalam peperangan hybrid dan kerjasama antarabangsa, serta isu berkaitan teknologi dalam pertahanan. SDD tahun ini turut mengungkayahkan mesyuarat pertama Kumpulan Kerja Keselamatan Ruang Angkasa SDD bagi meneruskan perbincangan tahun lepas mengenai keselamatan ruang angkasa.
Timbalan Setiausaha Tetap (Dasar dan Strategi), Kementerian Pertahanan juga berkesempatan mengadakan perjumpaan dua hala dengan rakan-rakan sejawat dari Republik Filipina dan Republik Korea untuk membincangkan penglibatan dan kerjasama pertahanan yang menjadi kepentingan bersama.