During the ASEAN-Australia Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting, ASEAN and Australia Defence Ministers welcomed the announcement made by Australia to join the ASEAN Direct Communications Infrastructure, ADI, mechanism, which was initiated by Brunei Darussalam during its chairmanship in 2013.
The ASEAN Defence Ministers and representatives expressed their appreciation to Australia for the strong commitment to the ADMM-Plus platform, in particular, Australia’s Co-Chairmanship with Brunei Darussalam on the ADMM-Plus EWG on Military Medicine for the current cycle 2021-2023. The ASEAN-Australia Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting was co-chaired by Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Retired Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Second Minister of Defence and The Honourable Peter Dutton MP, Minister for Defence Australia.
Source: Radio Television Brunei