Published: 23-Apr-12
SIEM REAP (Cambodia Herald) – Senior ASEAN defense officials meet in
Siem Reap Tuesday ahead of an enlarged gathering with their counterparts
from eight other countries in the region.
The ASEAN Defense Senior Officials (ADSOM) meeting will be chaired by Neang Phat, secretary of state at the Ministry of National Defense, Major General Nip Sovath said.
Speaking at a news conference Monday, the ministry's director general for politics and foreign affairs said the meetings would focus mainly on regional security issues.
The ASEAN Defense Senior Officials (ADSOM) meeting will be chaired by Neang Phat, secretary of state at the Ministry of National Defense, Major General Nip Sovath said.
Speaking at a news conference Monday, the ministry's director general for politics and foreign affairs said the meetings would focus mainly on regional security issues.
Other issues include documents for a meeting of defense ministers from ASEAN and other countries to be held later this year and a draft joint statement on regional security.
Nip Sovath said the larger gathering with China, Japan and Korea as well as the United States, Russia, India, Australia and New Zealand would begin Thursday and be chaired by Defense Minister Tea Banh.
He said this meeting would listen to reports of the ASEAN working group chairman as well senior officials of ASEAN and other countries. It will also examine reports on ASEAN military cooperation, civil society assistance in solving e security problems and the military industry in ASEAN.
Nip Sovath said other issues included ASEAN community work development, regional and international security mechanisms, maritime security, military health, disaster relief, cooperation for peace and reports on anti-terrorism.
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