ASEAN Affairs: Union Minister joins 16th Defence Ministers’ Meeting

Myanmar delegation led by State Administration Council [SAC] member Union Minister for Defence General Mya Tun Oo attended the 16th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (16th ADMM) held in Cambodia.

The meeting approved the papers on enhancing cooperation of ASEAN defence forces in cross-border epidemic control, promotion of assistance of female peacekeepers of ASEAN and establishment of ASEAN defence schools tabled by Cambodia and another reference paper on cyber security and information centre under ADMM by Singapore.

It also recognized the paper on enhancing information sharing between rules of law for the South-East Asia Ocean and ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus Maritime Security and creating a historic military to promote sustainable peace proposed by Cambodia.

Also, this meeting affirmed the motions of Cambodia and issued a joint statement. After the meeting, the defence ministers met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen at the peace palace in Phnom Penh. Also, the associate meetings, ASEAN-Japan Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting, and ASEAN-China Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting were held.

After the meetings, the Union Minister visited the Myanmar Embassy in Cambodia and met with the families of the embassy and Military Attaché office, and trainees who are attending Khmer language training class in Cambodia on June 23.

Later the day, the delegation led by the Union Minister was seen off at Phnom Penh International Airport by Myanmar and Cambodian officials and arrived back in Yangon.

At the 16th ADMM, the delegation reported on the stand of Myanmar and Tatmadaw, implementation of defence services in ASEAN regions, and activities of the country, and also exchanged views on regional defence and security affairs and promoted the relations between ASEAN countries.