Asean Defence Ministers Meeting Call for Increased Security and Defence Cooperation

摘要

The Fifth Asean Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM-5) ended in Jakarta on May 19 with a call for increased security and defence cooperation among member nations. A joint declaration at the end of the meeting in Jakarta said this is to ensure and boost regional peace and stability, advancing towards an Asean Community by 2015, with one of the most three important pillars being security-political community. The declaration affirmed freedom of navigation in the East Sea in accordance with international laws, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.