VIET NAM, Wednesday 19 February 2020 – The ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) Retreat was held today at The Melia Hotel, Hanoi, effectively commencing Viet Nam’s chairmanship of ADMM for 2020.
Representing Brunei Darussalam to the ADMM Retreat was Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, Second Minister of Defence. Also present in Brunei Darussalam’s delegation were Brigadier General (Rtd) Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah, Permanent Secretary of Defence, and Haji Adi Ihram bin Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud, Director of Defence Policy.
During the Retreat, the ASEAN Defence Ministers and their representatives exchanged views on the regional and international security environment, as well as discussed matters related to the preparations for the upcoming ADMM and ADMM-Plus meetings in November 2020. The Retreat also issued the Joint Statement by the ASEAN Defence Ministers on Defence Cooperation Against Disease Outbreaks, emphasising the ADMM’s solidarity and spirit of cohesive and responsive community to the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19).
At the sidelines, the inaugural ASEAN-Australia Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting was held, co-chaired by His Excellency Ngo Xuan Lich, Minister of National Defence, Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, and The Honourable Linda Reynolds, Minister for Defence Australia.
The Second Minister of Defence also had separate bilateral meetings with His Excellency General To Lam, Minister of Public Security, Viet Nam, in his capacity as the Chairman of the National Security Committee and His Excellency Dato Paduka Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary-General of ASEAN.
The ADMM Retreat is a supplementary activity under the ADMM Process, enabling dialogue and engagement ahead of the formal ADMM and ADMM-Plus meetings for the year.
Second Minister of Defence attended the ADMM Retreat in Hanoi, Vietnam
Menteri Pertahanan Kedua di ADMM Retreat di Hanoi, Vietnam
The ASEAN-Australia Defence Ministers Informal Meeting was also held at the sidelines of the ADMM Retreat.
Mesyuarat Tidak Rasmi Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN-Australia di samping mesyuarat ADMM Retreat.
The ASEAN-Australia Defence Ministers Informal Meeting was also held at the sidelines of the ADMM Retreat.
Mesyuarat Tidak Rasmi Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN-Australia di samping mesyuarat ADMM Retreat.
MENTERI PERTAHANAN KEDUA HADIRI ADMM RETREAT DAN MESYUARAT TIDAK RASMI MENTERI-MENTERI PERTAHANAN ASEAN DAN AUSTRALIA
VIET NAM, Rabu 19 Februari 2020 – ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) Retreat telah berlangsung hari ini di Melia Hotel Hanoi. Retreat ini adalah permulaan bagi Viet Nam dalam mempengerusikan ADMM bagi tahun 2020.
Mewakili Negara Brunei Darussalam ke ADMM Retreat adalah Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (B) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, Menteri Pertahanan Kedua. Turut serta dalam rombongan adalah Brigedier Jeneral (B) Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah, Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pertahanan, dan Haji Adi Ihram bin Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud, Pengarah Dasar Pertahanan.
Semasa Retreat tersebut, Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN telah bertukar-tukar pandangan mengenai isu keselamatan rantau dan antarabangsa, dan membincangkan perkara-perkara berkaitan dengan persediaan bagi mesyuarat ADMM dan ADMM-Plus pada November 2020. ADMM Retreat juga telah mengeluarkan Kenyataan Bersama oleh Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN mengenai Kerjasama Pertahanan Melawan Penyakit Berjangkit, yang mana menekankan solidariti ADMM dan semangat komuniti yang padu dan responsif dalam menangani wabak Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19).
Mesyuarat tidak rasmi antara Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN dan Australia juga telah diadakan di samping ADMM Retreat, yang merupakan julung kalinya diadakan. Mesyuarat tidak rasmi tersebut telah dipengerusikan bersama oleh Tuan Yang Terutama Jeneral Ngo Xuan Lich, Menteri Pertahanan Nasional Republik Sosialis Viet Nam, dan Yang Berhormat Linda Reynolds, Menteri Pertahanan Australia.
Menteri Pertahanan Kedua juga telah mengadakan mesyuarat dua hala secara berasingan bersama Tuan Yang Terutama Jeneral To Lam, Menteri Sekuriti Awam, Viet Nam, selaku Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Keselamatan Negara (JKN), dan Tuan Yang Terutama Dato Paduka Lim Jock Hoi, Setiausaha Agung ASEAN.
ADMM Retreat adalah salah satu aktiviti tambahan di bawah proses ADMM, dan mendayakan dialog dan penglibatan negara-negara ASEAN sebelum mesyuarat ADMM dan ADMM-Plus dilangsungkan.