REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE, Monday, 4 June 2018 – The 15th ASEAN Regional Forum Security Policy Conference (ASPC) was held at the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore. The Conference was chaired by Mr. Chan Yeng Kit, Permanent Secretary for Defence, Singapore. Brunei Darussalam was represented by Haji Adi Ihram bin Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud, Director of Defence Policy.
This year’s discussion focused on strengthening the regional security architecture and the emerging technologies and challenges to defence and security in the Asia-Pacific region. Member nations acknowledged the importance of confidence- and capacity-building, information sharing and enhancing regional and international mechanisms to enable cooperation with one another to address security challenges of common interest.
Since the establishment of the ASPC, the conference has facilitated exchange of views among the ASEAN Regional Forum members and promoted understanding on important defence and security issues in the region.
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ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM SECURITY POLICY CONFENCE YANG KE-15 DIADAKAN DI REPUBLIK SINGAPURA
REPUBLIK SINGAPURA, Isnin, 4 Jun 2018 – ASEAN Regional Forum Security Policy Conference (ASPC) yang ke-15 diadakan di Hotel Shangri-La, Republik Singapura. Persidangan tersebut dipengerusikan oleh Yang Mulia Chan Yeng Kit, Setiausaha Tetap Pertahanan, Republik Singapura. Negara Brunei Darussalam diwakili oleh Haji Adi Ihram bin Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud, Pengarah Dasar Pertahanan.
Perbincangan pada tahun ini memberi tumpuan kepada memperkukuhkan regional security architecture dan teknologi baru yang muncul serta cabaran-cabaran kepada pertahanan dan keselamatan di rantau Asia Pasifik. Negara-negara ahli ASEAN Regional Forum juga mengakui kepentingan membangunkan keyakinan dan kapasiti, perkongsian maklumat dan meningkatkan mekanisme serantau dan antarabangsa untuk membolehkan kerjasama antara satu sama lain untuk menangani cabaran keselamatan kepentingan bersama.
Sejak penubuhan ASPC, persidangan ini telah memudahkan pertukaran pandangan di antara ahli-ahli ASEAN Regional Forum dan juga mengalakkan persefahaman terhadap isu-isu keselamatan serantau.