KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday, 1 November 2025 – The 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) was successfully convened today at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The meeting was chaired by The Honourable Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin, Minister of Defence of Malaysia, and attended by Defence Ministers from the ADMM-Plus countries, as well as the Secretary-General of ASEAN. Significantly, this year’s meeting feted 15 years of the ADMM-Plus founding, and also marked the first participation of Timor-Leste as a full member of ASEAN.
Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II, led the Brunei Darussalam delegation to the 12th ADMM-Plus meeting. In the delegation were Yang Mulia Brigadier General (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, as Brunei Darussalam’s ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Plus (ADSOM-Plus) leader and Yang Mulia Mohd Aizul Hakim bin Pehin OKIP Dato Seri Setia Haji Suyoi, Acting High Commissioner of Brunei Darussalam to Malaysia, as well as senior officials from the Ministry of Defence.
The Meeting observed an exchange of views on a “Reflection on 15 Years of ADMM-Plus and Charting the Way Forward”, during which the ADMM-Plus leaders commended the significant progress of the ADMM-Plus. The Ministers also reaffirmed their steadfast commitment to regional peace and stability, upheld through the enduring spirit of ASEAN Centrality. The Meeting further adopted the Joint Statement by the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus in Commemoration of the 15th Anniversary of the Founding of the ADMM-Plus.
On the sidelines of the 12th ADMM, the ASEAN-Japan Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting was convened and co-chaired by The Honourable Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin, as chair of this year’s ADMM-Plus, and His Excellency Shinjiro Koizumi, Minister of Defense of Japan. Also held was the ASEAN-United States Defence Ministers’ Hi-Tea Reception, co-hosted by the Minister of Defence of Malaysia and The Honourable Pete Hegseth, Secretary of War of the United States. Brunei Darussalam also held a brief meeting with Republic of Singapore to reaffirm the strong bilateral defence ties and cooperation between the two countries.
A handing-over ceremony of the ADMM Chairmanship from Malaysia to the Republic of the Philippines formally marked the conclusion of Malaysia’s ADMM Chairmanship for 2025. The Republic of the Philippines will assume the role of Chair for ASEAN in 2026 with the theme ‘Navigating Our Future Together’.
Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II delivered a remark during the 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 1 November 2025.
Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II menyampaikan ucapan semasa Mesyuarat Mesyuarat Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN-Plus ke-12 yang berlangsung di Pusat Konvensyen Kuala Lumpur (KLCC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pada 1 November 2025.
An official handover ceremony marked the conclusion of Malaysia’s ADMM Chairmanship for 2025, with the Republic of the Philippines assuming the ADMM Chairmanship for 2026.
Majlis penyerahan secara rasmi menandakan tamatnya Pengerusian ADMM Malaysia bagi tahun 2025, dengan Republik Filipina mengambil alih Pengerusian ADMM bagi tahun 2026.
The 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (12th ADMM-Plus), chaired by Malaysia, was held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 1 November 2025.
Mesyuarat Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN-Plus ke-12 (12th ADMM-Plus) yang dipengerusikan oleh Malaysia telah berlangsung di Pusat Konvensyen Kuala Lumpur (KLCC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pada 1 November 2025.
Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II, together with members of the Brunei Darussalam delegation, attended the 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 1 November 2025.
Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II, bersama ahli delegasi Negara Brunei Darussalam menghadiri Mesyuarat Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN-Plus ke-12 yang berlangsung di Pusat Konvensyen Kuala Lumpur (KLCC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pada 1 November 2025.
The ASEAN-Japan Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting co-chaired by The Honourable Minister of Defence of Malaysia and His Excellency Shinjiro Koizumi, Minister of Defense of Japan, held on the sidelines of the 12th ADMM-Plus.
Mesyuarat Tidak Rasmi Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN–Jepun dipengerusikan bersama oleh Yang Berhormat Menteri Pertahanan Malaysia dan Tuan Yang Terutama Shinjiro Koizumi, Menteri Pertahanan Jepun, diadakan di samping Mesyuarat ADMM-Plus ke-12.
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ASEAN-United States Defence Ministers’ Hi-Tea Reception, co-hosted by The Honourable Minister of Defence of Malaysia and The Honourable Pete Hegseth, Secretary of War of the United States, on the sidelines of the 12th ADMM-Plus.
Resepsi Minum Petang Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN-Amerika Syarikat dihoskan bersama oleh Yang Berhormat Menteri Pertahanan Malaysia dan Yang Berhormat Pete Hegseth, Setiausaha Perang Amerika Syarikat, di samping Mesyuarat ADMM-Plus ke-12.
MESYUARAT MENTERI-MENTERI PERTAHANAN ASEAN-PLUS KE-12
KUALA LUMPUR, Sabtu, 1 November 2025 – Mesyuarat Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN Plus (ADMM-Plus) Ke-12 telah diadakan dengan jayanya hari ini di Pusat Konvensyen Kuala Lumpur (KLCC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Mesyuarat tersebut dipengerusikan oleh Yang Berhormat Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin, Menteri Pertahanan Malaysia, dan dihadiri oleh Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan negara-negara ADMM-Plus, termasuk Setiausaha Agung ASEAN. Lebih signifikan, mesyuarat tahun ini meraikan 15 tahun penubuhan ADMM-Plus, dan turut mencatatkan penyertaan sulung Timor-Leste sebagai ahli penuh ASEAN.
Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II, telah mengetuai delegasi Negara Brunei Darussalam ke mesyuarat ADMM-Plus Ke-12. Turut serta dalam rombongan ialah Yang Mulia Brigedier Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin, Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pertahanan selaku Ketua Mesyuarat Pegawai-Pegawai Kanan Pertahanan ASEAN-Plus (ADSOM-Plus) bagi Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Yang Mulia Mohd Aizul Hakim bin Pehin OKIP Dato Seri Setia Haji Suyoi, Pemangku Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Negara Brunei Darussalam ke Malaysia, serta pegawai-pegawai kanan dari Kementerian Pertahanan.
Mesyuarat
ADMM-Plus ke-12 mendengarkan pertukaran pandangan mengenai
“Reflection on 15 Years of ADMM-Plus and Charting the Way Forward” di mana ketua-ketua ADMM-Plus memuji kemajuan signifikan yang telah dicapai oleh ADMM-Plus. Para Menteri turut mengesahkan semula komitmen teguh terhadap keamanan dan kestabilan serantau, berteraskan semangat ASEAN
Centrality. Mesyuarat juga sepakat meluluskan Kenyataan Bersama iaitu ‘Joint Statement by the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus in Commemoration of the 15th Anniversary of the Founding of the ADMM-Plus.
Di samping Mesyuarat ADMM-Plus ke-12, Mesyuarat Tidak Rasmi Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN-Jepun telah diadakan dan dipengerusikan bersama oleh Yang Berhormat Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin, selaku pengerusi ADMM-Plus tahun ini, dan Tuan Yang Terutama Shinjiro Koizumi, Menteri Pertahanan Jepun. Turut dilaksanakan ialah Resepsi Minum Petang Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN-Amerika Syarikat yang dianjurkan bersama oleh Menteri Pertahanan Malaysia dan Yang Berhormat Pete Hegseth, Setiausaha Perang Amerika Syarikat. Negara Brunei Darussalam juga mengadakan pertemuan ringkas dengan Republik Singapura bagi menegaskan semula hubungan pertahanan dan kerjasama dua hala kukuh antara kedua-dua negara.
Majlis penyerahan Pengerusi ADMM daripada Malaysia kepada Republik Filipina secara rasmi menandakan berakhirnya kepengerusian ADMM oleh Malaysia bagi tahun 2025. Republik Filipina akan memegang peranan sebagai Pengerusi ASEAN bagi tahun 2026 dengan tema ‘Navigating Our Future Together’.
