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PHNOM PENH, Wednesday, 18 May 2022 – The ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting (ADSOM) and ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting-Plus (ADSOM-Plus) meetings were held back-to-back from 17-18 May 2022 at the Ministry of National Defence, Cambodia.

Both meetings were chaired by General Nem Sowath, Special Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Cambodia as well as Director-General of the General Department of Policy and Foreign Affairs, Ministry of National Defence of Cambodia in his capacity as the ADSOM and ADSOM-Plus Leader of Cambodia.

Representing the Ministry of Defence of Brunei Darussalam was Yang Mulia Haji Adi Ihram bin Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Policy and Strategy) at the Ministry of Defence of Brunei Darussalam in his capacity as the representative of the ADSOM and ADSOM-Plus Leader of Brunei Darussalam.

The ADSOM, among others, discussed on reports of the 19th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces’ Meeting and 16th Network of the ASEAN Defence and Security Institutions Annual Meeting; progress and assessment of ASEAN defence cooperation including initiatives from Brunei Darussalam namely the ASEAN Direct Communications Infrastructure (ADI), ASEAN Defence Interaction Programme (ADIP) and Logistics Support Framework (LSF); consideration of new concept papers and discussion papers; and ongoing initiatives in which Brunei Darussalam provided an update on its A Future-Ready ADMM: A Strategy Paper.

The ADSOM-Plus, among others, discussed on the report on recent developments in ASEAN presented by the ASEAN Secretariat and progress report of the seven areas of practical cooperation under the ADMM-Plus in which Brunei Darussalam and Australia are the co-chairs of the ADMM-Plus Experts’ Working Group on Military Medicine for the 2021-2024 cycle. The ADSOM-Plus Leaders also exchanged views on regional and international defence and security issues.

On the sidelines of the meetings, bilateral meetings were also held between Brunei Darussalam with Cambodia, Singapore, Republic of Korea and United States of America. The ADSOM-Plus Leaders also made a joint courtesy call to His Excellency General Samdech Pichey Sena Tea Banh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, Cambodia, and attended an ADSOM-Plus Gala Dinner event.

The ADSOM and ADSOM-Plus meetings serve as significant platforms where senior officials endorse the preparation for the upcoming 15th ASEAN Defence Minister’s Meeting (ADMM) in June 2022 and 9th ADMM-Plus in November 2022.

KEMBOJA MENGADAKAN MESYUARAT-MESYUARAT 

ADSOM DAN ADSOM-PLUS BAGI TAHUN 2022

PHNOM PENH, Rabu, 18 Mei 2022 – Mesyuarat Pegawai-Pegawai Kanan Pertahanan ASEAN (ADSOM) dan Mesyuarat Pegawai-Pegawai Pertahanan Kanan ASEAN Plus (ADSOM-Plus) telah diadakan pada 17-18 Mei 2022 di Kementerian Pertahanan Nasional, Kemboja.

Kedua-dua mesyuarat berkenaan dipengerusikan oleh Jeneral Nem Sowath, Penasihat Khas kepada Timbalan Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan Nasional Kemboja serta Ketua Pengarah di General Department of Policy and Foreign Affairs, Kementerian Pertahanan Nasional Kemboja selaku Ketua ADSOM dan ADSOM-Plus Kemboja.

Mewakili Kementerian Pertahanan Negara Brunei Darussalam ialah Yang Mulia Haji Adi Ihram bin Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud, Timbalan Setiausaha Tetap (Dasar dan Strategi) di Kementerian Pertahanan selaku wakil Ketua ADSOM and ADSOM-Plus Negara Brunei Darussalam.

Mesyuarat ADSOM antara lainnya membincangkan laporan-laporan 19th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces’ Meeting dan 16th Network of the ASEAN Defence and Security Institutions Annual Meeting; perkembangan dan penilaian kerjasama pertahanan ASEAN termasuk inisiatif-inisiatif daripada Negara Brunei Darussalam khususnya ASEAN Direct Communications Infrastructure (ADI), ASEAN Defence Interaction Programme (ADIP), Logistics Support Framework (LSF); pertimbangan kertas-kertas konsep dan kertas-kertas perbincangan baru; dan inisiatif-inisiatif berterusan yang mana Negara Brunei Darusalam mengongsikan perkembangan terkini mengenai A Future-Ready ADMM: A Strategy Paper.

Mesyuarat ADSOM-Plus antara lainnya membincangkan laporan perkembangan terkini di ASEAN yang disampaikan oleh Sekretariat ASEAN serta laporan perkembangan tujuh bidang kerjasama Kumpulan Kerja Pakar ADMM-Plus yang mana Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Australia adalah pengerusi bersama bagi ADMM-Plus Experts’ Working Group on Military Medicine bagi kitaran 2021-2024. Ketua-ketua ADSOM-Plus juga bertukar pandangan mengenai isu-isu sekuriti dan pertahanan serantau dan antarabangsa.

Disamping itu, mesyuarat dua hala turut diadakan antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dengan Kemboja, Singapura, Republik Korea dan Amerika Syarikat. Ketua-ketua ADSOM-Plus turut membuat kunjungan hormat kepada Tuan Yang Terutama Jeneral Samdech Pichey Sena Tea Banh, Timbalan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan Nasional Kemboja dan menghadiri ADSOM-Plus Gala Dinner.

Mesyuarat-mesyuarat ADSOM dan ADSOM-Plus merupakan platform yang signifikan yang mana pegawai-pegawai kanan meluluskan persediaan bagi Mesyuarat Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN (ADMM) yang ke-16 pada bulan Jun 2022 dan ADMM-Plus yang ke-9 pada bulan November 2022.