DILI, 16 november 2023 (TATOLI) – Laos will assume the role as Chair for ADMM and its related meetings for 2024 with the ADMM Retreat, the 18th ADMM, and the 11th ADMM-Plus scheduled to take place respectively in march and november 2024.
Laos will assume the leadership of the ASEAN Defense Ministers (ADMM) and ADMM Plus following the handover of the wayang gunungan by the Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto to the Laos Defense Minister General Chansamone Chainalath at the end of the 10th ADMM Plus event in Jakarta.
The theme for next year’s ADMM and related meetings will be ‘ASEAN: “Together for Peace, Security and Resilience.”
Laos Defense Minister, Chansamone Chainalath said his country was ready to chair the ADMM, next year: “On this occasion, I invite you officially to attend next year’s meeting and I welcome all of you to the Democratic People’s Republic of Laos and the Laos Year Vision in 2024.”
“On behalf of Laos, I would like to thank the ASEAN countries, especially the Indonesian Minister of Defense, Prabowo Subianto, who has led the ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting well. Laos is ready to Chair the ADMM in 2024,” said Chainalath.
Other ASEAN Defense Ministers welcomed Laos as the new chair of ADMM-Plus and wished them all success for conduct of events in 2024.
The 17th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) took place in Jakarta, Indonesia between 15 and 16 november, and approved defense observer status for Timor-Leste.
In the first session of the meeting, the organization’s Defense Ministers discussed and agreed to accept the Timorese Defense Minister, Donaciano Costa Gomes ‘Pedro Klamar Fuik’, to participate in the meeting as an observer.
In September 2023, Laos also received the baton of ASEAN Chairmanship from Indonesia at the closing of the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta. The baton handover indicates that Laos or the Lao People’s Democratic Republic will become Chair of ASEAN 2024
Laos’ Chairmanship in ASEAN 2024 will have the theme “Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience”. This theme aligns with Laos’ promise to build and achieve a more connected and resilient ASEAN.
Laos’ Chairmanship period in ASEAN will focus further on the ASEAN community and creating opportunities in facing geopolitical and geo-economic challenges and changes. Then, Laos will develop a regional architecture for stability, peace, and development in the ASEAN region.
Journalist: Natalino Costa
Editor: Zezito Silva
Translator: Camilio de Sousa
