BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday 9 December 2020 – The 14th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) convened virtually concluded on a high note today. The 14th ADMM was chaired by His Excellency Ngo Xuan Lich, Minister of National Defence, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, in his capacity as Vietnam ADMM Leader.
Representing Brunei Darussalam to the 14th ADMM was Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, Second Minister of Defence. Also attending as delegation of Brunei Darussalam were Brigadier General (Rtd) Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah, Permanent Secretary and Haji Adi Ihram bin Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud, Director of Defence Policy, Ministry of Defence.
During the 14th ADMM, the ASEAN Defence Ministers adopted and signed the “Joint Declaration of the ADMM on Defence Cooperation for a Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN”. At the sidelines of the 14th ADMM, the ASEAN-United States Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting was convened before the 14th ADMM, and the ASEAN-China Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting convened following the conclusion of the 14th ADMM. A special session with Guests of the Chair was also held to conclude the day’s agenda.
As the Chair of ASEAN in 2021, the Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam will be chairing ADMM and its related meetings, while the Royal Brunei Armed Forces will be chairing ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces Meeting (ACDFM) and its related meetings. All meetings will take place virtually.
MENTERI PERTAHANAN KEDUA HADIRI MESYUARAT MENTERI-MENTERI PERTAHANAN ASEAN KE-14 SECARA DALAM TALIAN
BOLKIAH GARISON, Rabu 9 Disember 2020 – Mesyuarat Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN (ADMM) yang ke-14, disidangkan secara dalam talian, telah berjaya dilaksanakan pada hari ini. Mesyuarat ADMM ke-14 dipengerusikan oleh Tuan Yang Terutama Ngo Xuan Lich, Menteri Pertahanan Nasional, Republik Sosialis Vietnam, selaku Ketua ADMM Vietnam.
Mewakili Negara Brunei Darussalam ke mesyuarat ADMM ke-14 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 Negara Brunei Darussalam adalah Brigedier Jeneral (B) Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah, Setiausaha Tetap, dan Haji Adi Ihram bin Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud, Pengarah Dasar Pertahanan, Kementerian Pertahanan.
Semasa ADMM ke-14 ini, Menteri-menteri Pertahanan mempersetujui dan menandatangani “Joint Declaration of the ADMM on Defence Cooperation for a Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN”. Di samping ADMM ke-14, Mesyuarat Tidak Rasmi di antara Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN dan Amerika Syarikat telah dikendalikan sebelum mesyuarat ADMM ke-14, dan juga Mesyuarat Tidak Rasmi di antara Menteri-menteri Pertahanan ASEAN dan China setelah selesai mesyuarat ADMM ke-14. Satu sesi khas bersama Tetamu-tetamu Pengerusi juga diadakan sebagai kesimpulan agenda hari itu.
Sebagai Pengerusi ASEAN bagi tahun 2021, Kementerian Pertahanan Negara Brunei Darussalam akan mempengerusikan ADMM dan mesyuarat-mesyuarat yang berkaitan, manakala Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) akan menjadi Pengerusi bagi mesyuarat ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces (ACDFM) dan mesyuarat berkaitan. Semua mesyuarat-mesyuarat tersebut akan dikendalikan secara dalam talian.