ASEAN Defence Ministers urge DRPK to resume dialogue
Defence Ministers of the 10 ASEAN member nations on October 23 expressed their concern over the missiles and nuclear weapon programme of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK),
The 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting in the Philippines on October 23 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
Manila (VNA) – Defence Ministers ofthe 10 ASEAN member nations on October 23 expressed their concern over themissiles and nuclear weapon programme of the Democratic People’s Republic ofKorea (DPRK). In a joint statement of the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting(ADMM) held in the Philippines, the ministers reiterated the significance ofthe maintenance of peace, securityand stability in the region. They also called on Pyongyang to exerciseself-restraint, observe international obligations and resume dialogue in orderto ease increasing tension in the Korean Peninsula. The ministers are scheduled to meet with theircounterparts from the US, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, India,Australia, Russia and New Zealand on October 24.
Issues involving the DPRK, the East Sea andterrorism will be high on the agenda.
US Secretary of Defence James Mattis affirmed thatജ he will discuss the DPRKissue with Asian partners.
The ADMM is the highest defence consultativeand cooperative mechanism in ASEAN. It aims to promote mutual trust andconfidence through greater understanding of defence and security challenges, aswell as enhancement of transparency and openness among the 10 ASEAN memberstates, namely Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, thePhilippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The ADMM-Plus is a platform for ASEAN defenceministers to engage their dialogue partners from Asia and the Pacific.-VNA
Vietnam is deeply concerned about the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s launch of a ballistic missile over Japan’s airspace on September 15, which seriously violated relevant resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and increased tension in the region.
A high-ranking military delegation of Vietnam led by Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich will attend the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM), the 4th ADMM-Plus (ADMM+) and pay an official visit to the Philippines from October 23-27.
Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich and a Vietnamese delegation attended the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) that opened in Manila, the capital of Philippines on October 23.
ASEAN Defence Ministers signed a joint declaration of the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting, reaffirming the importance of maintaining peace, stability, security, safety and freedom of navigation in and overflight over the East Sea.
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The 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting in the Philippines on October 23 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) 
