As of 10/04/2016
Turning Vision into Reality
for a Dynamic ASEAN Community
Laos 2016
‘Promoting Defence Cooperation for a Dynamic ASEAN Community’
ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting (ADSOM)
Vientiane, Lao PDR, 22-23 April 2016
Provisional Agenda
1. Opening Remarks by the Chair
2. Adoption of Agenda
3. Report of the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Working Group (ADSOM WG) in LuangPrabang Province, 19-22 February 2016 by ADSOM WG Chair
4. Progress of ASEAN Defence Cooperation on:
4.1. ASEAN Defence Establishments and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) Cooperation on Non-Traditional Security (Thailand)
4.2. ASEAN Peacekeeping Centers Network (APCN) (Cambodia)
4.2.1. APCN Future Leaders’ Programme (Indonesia)
4.3. ASEAN Defence Industry Collaboration (ADIC) (Laos)
4.4. ASEAN Defence Interaction Programme (ADIP) (Brunei)
4.5. ADMM Logistics Support Framework (ALSF) (Brunei)
4.6. ADMM Direct Communications Link (DCL) (Brunei)
4.7. ASEAN Militaries Ready Group (AMRG) (Malaysia)
4.7.1. Discussion of Terms of Reference of AMRG
4.8. ASEAN Center of Military Medicine (ACMM) (Thailand)
4.8.1. Discussion on Terms of Reference of ACMM
5. Report of the 9th Network of ASEAN Defence and Security Institutions (9th NADI) in Vientiane, 23-26 March 2016 by Laos
6. Discussion on new Co-Chairs of ADMM-Plus EWGs in 3rd cycle (April 2017 - April 2020)
7. Consideration of new ADMM and ADMM-Plus initiatives
7.1. Concept Paper on the Establishment of the ADMM-Plus EWG on Cyber Security (Philippines)
8. Preparation for ADMM
8.1. Tentative Programme of Activities
8.2. Provisional Agenda
8.3. Discussion on Draft Joint Declaration of 10th ADMM
9. Preparation for ADSOM-Plus
9.1. Tentative Programme of Activities
9.2. Provisional Agenda
10. Other Matters
10.1. Commemoration of 10th Anniversary of ADMM
10.2. SASOP Chapter VI
10.3. Discussion on Proposals from Individual Plus Countries for Ministerial-Level Informal Meeting:
10.3.1.1. Japan
10.3.1.2. United States
10.3.1.3. Russia
10.3.1.4. China
10.4. Discussion on increase of frequency of hosting ADMM-Plus (annual ADMM-Plus) requested by Australia
10.5. Concept Paper on Formalisation of ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces’ Informal Meeting (ACDFIM) (Malaysia)
10.6. Concept Paper on ACDFIM-Plus (Indonesia)
10.7. Presentation on “One ASEAN One Response” by AHA Centre
11. Closing Remarks by the Chair