ASEAN
DEFENCE MINISTERS MEETING PLUS (ADMM-PLUS) - DEFENCE & SECURITY
News: Rajnath Singh to attend 10th ASEAN
Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus in Jakarta
What's
in the news?
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The ASEAN Security Community (ASC) Plan of
Action, endorsed during the 10th ASEAN Summit, outlines the commitment to
establish an annual ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM).
ADMM-Plus:
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It was established in 2010.
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ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting-Plus
(ADMM-Plus) is the only official framework of Defence Minister’s meetings in
the Asia-Pacific Region.
Aim:
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It is a platform for ASEAN and its eight Dialogue Partners to strengthen security and
defence cooperation for peace, stability, and development in the region.
Members:
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The ADMM-Plus comprises the ten ASEAN
countries as well as Australia, China, Japan, India, the Republic of Korea, New
Zealand, Russia and the United States.
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The Plus country must hold the status of a
full-fledged Dialogue Partner of ASEAN.
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The Plus country should have substantial
interactions and relations with the defence establishment of ASEAN.
Features:
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ADMM Plus concentrates on seven key areas of practical collaboration,
namely maritime security (MS), counter-terrorism (CT), humanitarian assistance
and disaster management (HADR), peacekeeping operations (PKO), military
medicine (MM), humanitarian mine action (HMA), and cyber security (CS).