MOSCOW, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, Thursday, 22 May 2025 – The 15th Meeting of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) Experts’ Working Group on Humantarian Mine Action (EWG on HMA) was held at the Patriot Expo in Moscow, Russian Federation.
The Meeting was co-chaired by Yang Mulia Colonel Feuangxay Milakong, Deputy Director General, Foreign Relations Department, Ministry of National Defence, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and Yang Mulia Colonel Sergei Abramov, Directorate of the Engineer Troops Commander, Ministry of Defence, Russian Federation. The Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Russian Federation are the co-chairs of the EWG on HMA for the cycle of 2024-2026. The Meeting was attended physically and virtually by representatives from all ADMM-Plus Countries, Timor-Leste, the ASEAN Secretariat and the ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center (ARMAC).
Representing the Ministry of Defence of Brunei Darussalam as the head of delegation was Yang Mulia Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Ghazali bin Hussin, Commanding Officer Engineer Regiment, Royal Brunei Land Forces. Also present was Yang Mulia Abdul Azim bin Haji Abd Kassim, Research Officer of the Directorate of Defence Policy, Ministry of Defence.
The Meeting discussed comprehensive advancements in mine action equipment and exchanged experiences in using robotic systems and unmanned aerial vehicles in demining activities. The EWG on HMA was established through the adoption of the Concept Paper on the Establishment of the ADMM-Plus EWG on HMA during the 7th ADMM in Bandar Seri Begawan on 7 May 2013. The objective was to promote practical and effective cooperation between ASEAN Member States and Plus Countries in dealing with the remnants of war.
MESYUARAT
ASEAN DEFENCE MINISTERS’ MEETING-PLUS KUMPULAN KERJA PAKAR BAGI
HUMANITARIAN MINE ACTION YANG KE-15
MOSCOW, PERSEKUTUAN RUSIA, Khamis, 22 Mei 2025 – Mesyuarat
ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) Kumpulan Kerja Pakar bagi
Humanitarian Mine Action
(EWG on HMA) yang ke-15 telah diadakan di
Patriot Expo, Moscow, Persekutuan Rusia.
Mesyuarat itu dipengerusi bersama oleh Yang Mulia Colonel Feuangxay Milakong,
Deputy Director General, Foreign Relations Department, Ministry of National Defence, Republik Demokratik Rakyat Lao, dan Yang Mulia Colonel Sergei Abramov,
Directorate of the Engineer Troops Commander, Ministry of Defence, Persekutuan Rusia. Republik Demokratik Rakyat Lao dan Persekutuan Rusia adalah pengerusi bersama
EWG on HMA untuk kitaran 2024-2026. Mesyurat tersebut telah dihadiri secara fizikal dan maya oleh wakil-wakil daripada kesemua negara-negara
ADMM-Plus, Republik Demokratik Timor-Leste, Sekretariat ASEAN dan
ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center
(ARMAC).
Mewakili Kementerian Pertahanan Negara Brunei Darussalam sebagai ketua delegasi ialah Yang Mulia Leftenan Kolonel Mohammad Ghazali bin Hussin, Pegawai Pemerintah Regimen Jurutera, Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei. Turut hadir ialah Yang Mulia Abdul Azim bin Haji Abd Kassim, Pegawai Kaji Selidik daripada Jabatanarah Dasar Pertahanan, Kementerian Pertahanan.
Mesyuarat itu membincangkan mengenai dengan kemajuan komprehensif dalam peralatan
mine action dan pertukaran pengalaman penggunaan sistem robotik dan
unmanned aerial vehicles
dalam aktiviti-aktiviti demining.
Kerjasama
EWG on HMA ditubuhkan setelah Kertas Konsep mengenai Penubuhan
ADMM-Plus EWG on HMA diluluskan semasa Mesyuarat Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN (ADMM) yang ke-7 di Bandar Seri Begawan pada 7 Mei 2013. Objektif
EWG on HMA ialah untuk mempromosikan kerjasama praktikal dan efektif di antara Negara-negara Ahli
ASEAN dan Plus Countries dalam menangani
remnants of war.