US will continue to work to tackle security challenges in the Indo-Pacific with Asean: Lloyd Austin
Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen , with other South-east Asia Defence Ministers and their representatives and US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on June 2.
During the meeting on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue, Mr Austin reaffirmed its strong commitment to the region, and said the United States will continue to work to tackle security challenges in the Indo-Pacific with Asean countries. The ADMM is the highest defence consultative and cooperative mechanism among the 10 Asean member states. The ADMM-Plus is a platform used by Asean and its eight dialogue partners – namely Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Russia and the US – to strengthen security and defence cooperation in the region.
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