ACDFM-19: Myanmar delegation attends the meeting

The 19th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces Meeting (ACDFM-19) hosted by Cambodia was held at the Ministry of National Defnce in Phnom Penh on 17th March.

Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy and Air) General Maung Maung Aye, Chief of Staff (Army) Lt-Gen Moe Myint Tun and Chief of Military Security Affairs Lt-Gen Ye Win Oo attended the meeting together with ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces and delegates.

First, the Command­er-in-Chief of the Royal Cam­bodian Armed Forces took a commemorative photo with the military leaders of ASEAN na­tions and delivered an opening speech. The Chairs of the 19th ASEAN Military Intelligence Meeting (AMIM-19) and the 12th ASEAN Military Operation Meeting (12th AMOM) read out the meeting minutes respectively.

The ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces and officials discussed the topic on Solidarity for Harmonised Security respectively.

During the meeting, Gen­eral Maung Maung Aye, Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy and Air) talked about the impor­tant role of the security sector to ensure the sustainable devel­opment of three pillars such as economic, political and social sec­tors under the name of ASEAN, non-traditional security issues around the world and solid coop­eration among the armed forces of ASEAN nations.

He then presented the politi­cal changes of Myanmar, undertakings under the five-point roadmap and nine objectives of the SAC and destructive acts of ter­rorist groups NUG, CRPH and PDF. He also underlined the ef­forts to hold the multiparty gener­al election within the fixed period despite the destructive elements of terrorist groups that affect the State stability and security.

Then, the leaders approved the Two-Year Activity Working Plan (2022-2024), finalized the Joint Statement of ACDFM-19 and signed in the Joint State­ment. Afterwards, the Command­er-in-Chief of the Royal Cambo­dian Armed Forces made a con­cluding remark and transferred the chairmanship of ACDFM-20 to Indonesia. Finally, the delegate of the Indonesian armed forces made a greeting speech and concluded the meeting.