Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Malaysian defense chief visits PHL

From the Philippine News Agency (Mar 11): Malaysian defense chief visits PHL

Malaysian Minister of Defense Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein on Tuesday visited the Philippines to extend an invitation to Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin regarding the coming Association of Southeast Asian Nations Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM)this coming March 15 to 15.

Hishammuddin's visit started March 10 and ended on the 11th.

The invitation also cover the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace this March 17 to 21.

Both will be held at Langkawi, Malaysia.

First convened in 2006, the ADMM serves as a ministerial level defense consultative and cooperative mechanism in ASEAN.

It aims to promote mutual trust and confidence through greater understanding of defense and security challenges as well as enhancement of transparency and openness.

The chairmanship of the ADMM follows the rotation of the ASEAN Chairmanship, which is currently chaired by Malaysia.

Hishammuddin has personally conveyed the invitation to his other counterparts from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=743399

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