BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Wednesday, 24 March 2021 – The ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting (ADSOM) was held today at the International Convention Centre, Jalan Berakas. The ADSOM was chaired by Brigadier General (Rtd) Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah, Permanent Secretary of Defence, in his capacity as the ADSOM Leader of Brunei Darussalam.
The meeting held virtually saw senior defence officials of ASEAN Member States attending in their respective capacity as ADSOM Leaders. Also present virtually was His Excellency Robert Matheus Michael Tene, the newly appointed Deputy Secretary-General of the ASEAN Political-Security Community for 2021-2024.
The ADSOM continues the momentum of defence cooperation and endorses further the work which began with the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Working Group (ADSOM WG) on 2-3 February 2021 and the second ADSOM WG on 22-23 March 2021.
A total of eight papers, including a Stocktaking Paper, six Concept Papers and one Discussion Paper, were discussed and subsequently endorsed by ADSOM for approval and notation by the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM). The ADSOM also endorsed Brunei Darussalam’s Stocktaking Paper which would pave the way for a Strategy Paper for the Future of ADMM be produced in due course. The ADSOM also endorsed the recommendation by the ADSOM WG to continue with the annual ADMM-Plus. A representative from the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) was also invited to share the outcomes of the 18th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces’ Meeting.
Brunei Darussalam will chair the ADMM via video teleconference on 15 June 2021. Brunei Darussalam assumed the ASEAN Chair of 2021 following a momentous handover ceremony in Viet Nam on 10 December 2020.
NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM MEMPENGERUSIKAN MESYUARAT ASEAN DEFENCE SENIOR OFFICIALS’ MEETING (ADSOM) 2021
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Rabu 24 Mac 2021 – Mesyuarat ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting atau Mesyuarat Pegawai-Pegawai Kanan Pertahanan ASEAN (ADSOM) telah berlangsung pada hari ini di Dewan Persidangan Antarabangsa, Jalan Berakas. Mesyuarat ADSOM itu telah dipengerusikan oleh Brigedier Jeneral (B) Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah, Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pertahanan, selaku Ketua ADSOM Negara Brunei Darussalam.
Mesyuarat yang diadakan secara maya itu telah dihadiri oleh pegawai-pegawai kanan pertahanan dari Negara-Negara Ahli ASEAN selaku Ketua ADSOM masing-masing. Turut hadir secara maya ke mesyuarat tersebut ialah Tuan Yang Terutama Robert Matheus Michael Tene, Timbalan Setiausaha Agung bagi ASEAN Political Security-Community yang baru dilantik bagi tahun 2021-2024.
Mesyuarat ADSOM itu telah meneruskan momentum kerjasama pertahanan dan mengesahkan usaha-usaha yang bermula dengan Mesyuarat ADSOM Working Group (ADSOM WG) pada 2-3 Februari 2021 dan ADSOM WG yang kedua pada 22-23 Mac 2021.
Sebanyak lapan kertas, termasuk satu kertas Stocktaking, enam kertas konsep dan satu kertas perbincangan, telah dibincangkan dan disahkan oleh ADSOM bagi ketetapan dan makluman Mesyuarat Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN (ADMM). Mesyuarat ADSOM telah mensahkan kertas Stocktaking Negara Brunei Darussalam yang akan menjurus kepada penggubalan satu Kertas Strategi bagi Masa Depan ADMM. Mesyuarat ADSOM juga telah mensahkan saranan ADSOM WG untuk meneruskan lagi ADMM-Plus setiap tahun. Wakil daripada Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) juga telah dijemput bagi mengongsikan hasil Mesyuarat Ketua-Ketua Turus Pertahanan ASEAN kali ke-18.
Negara Brunei Darussalam akan mempengerusikan ADMM secara dalam talian pada 15 Jun 2021. Negara Brunei Darussalam telah menjadi Pengerusi ASEAN bagi tahun 2021 setelah majlis penyerahan rasmi di Viet Nam pada 10 Disember 2020.
