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ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus):
Context:
8th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) Plus was held recently
- It is being hosted by Brunei as it is the chair of the ASEAN grouping this year.
About ADMM- Plus:
Consistent with the ADMM guiding principles of open and outward looking, the 2nd ADMM in Singapore in 2007 adopted the Concept Paper to establish the ADMM-Plus.
The ADMM-Plus is a platform for ASEAN and its eight Dialogue Partners to strengthen security and defence cooperation for peace, stability, and development in the region.
- Eight Dialogue Partners are Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russia and the USA (collectively referred to as the “Plus Countries”).
- It aims to promote mutual trust and confidence between defence establishments through greater dialogue and transparency.
Agreed five areas of practical cooperation under this mechanism are:
- Maritime security, counter-terrorism, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, peacekeeping operations and military medicine.
In 2013, a new priority area of humanitarian mine action was agreed.
Insta Curious:
Do you know about SASEAN? Read here (briefly)
InstaLinks:
Prelims Link:
- What is ADMM?
- What is ADMM plus?
- Members.
- Objectives.
- Areas of Cooperation under ADMM- Plus.
Sources: the Hindu.
