Asean-Plus defence ministers gather in Cambodia to discuss solutions to key security challenges

From left to right: Australian Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Minister of Defence Richard Marles MP, Brunei's Minister at the Prime Minister's Office Halbi Mohammad Yussof, Cambodia's Defense Minister Tea Banh, Chinese State Councillor and Minister of National Defence Wei Fenghe, Indian Minister of Defence Shri Rajnath Singh, Indonesian Minister of Defence Prabowo Subianto, and Japan's Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defence Kimi Onoda, attending the Asean Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Nov. 23, 2022. - AP

SIEM REAP, Cambodia (Xinhua): The ninth Asean Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (the ninth ADMM-Plus) was held here Wednesday to discuss ways to strengthen security, stability and prosperity in the region and in the world.

Under the theme "Solidarity for Harmonised Security," the meeting brought together defense ministers from Asean and its dialogue partners including Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Russia and the United States.