US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Attends ASEAN Defense Meetings in Kuala Lumpur

ASEAN Defense Ministerial Meetings

• 🇺🇸 The US Secretary of Defense attended multiple meetings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• 🤝 The meetings included the signing of the Kuala Lumpur joint declaration on ASEAN unity for security and prosperity.
• 🗓️ A joint statement was made commemorating the 15th anniversary of the ADNMM plus.
• 🌏 Discussions also covered the implementation of the ASEAN political security community strategic plan under the ASEAN community vision 2045.
• 🤖 A joint statement on cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence was also signed.

ASEAN Vision 2045

• 🌟 By 2045, ASEAN envisions itself as a resilient, innovative, and people-centered community.
• 🕊️ The community aims for a peaceful, secure, prosperous, and sustainable future.

Key Participants

• 🇰🇭 General T. Sea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Cambodia, was recognized as the country coordinator for the ASEAN United States dialogue.
• 🤝 The US Secretary of War (referring to the Secretary of Defense) was welcomed for their first time attending the ADM plus meeting.