HANOI, VIETNAM, Thursday 25 March 2010 -
Today the 7th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces Informal Meeting (ACDFIM)
was held at the Melia Hotel in Vietnam’s capital city Hanoi.
The
meeting was attended by Major General Haji Aminuddin Ihsan Bin Pehin
Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin (Commander of Royal
Brunei Armed Forces); General Meas Sophea (Vice Commander-in-Chief,
Cambodian Royal Armed Forces); Vice Marshal TNI Edy Hardjoko, (Chief of
General Staff, Indonesian National Defence Forces); Lieutenant General
Sanyahak Phomvihane (Chief of General Staff Department, Lao People’s
Army); General Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Azizan Ariffin (Chief of Defence
Forces, Malaysian Armed Forces); Lieutenant General Ye Myint (Chief of
Military Security Affairs, Myanmar Armed Forces); Vice Admiral Emilio
Cuison Marayag Jr (Deputy Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the
Philippines); Major General Neo Kian Hong (Chief of Defence
Forces-Designate, Singapore Armed Forces); General Songkitti Jaggabatara
(Chief of Defence Forces, Royal Thai Armed Forces) and Colonel General
Nguyen Khac Nghien (Chief of the General Staff, Vietnam People’s Army).
ACDFIM started nine years ago in 2001
as an informal networking and confidence building platform amongst ASEAN
Chiefs of Defence Forces. The ACDFIM has since developed and served as
an important platform for ASEAN militaries to build capacity and
strengthen practical cooperation. The first meeting was held in Jakarta
(2001). This was followed by Brunei Darussalam (2003), Malaysia (January
2005), Philippine (November 2005), Singapore (2007), Thailand (2008)
and Vietnam (2010).
The theme for this year’s ACDFIM is "To
Enhance Effectiveness of ASEAN Militaries Cooperation in Dealing with
Non-Traditional Security Challenges in the Region”. In line with this
theme, the ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces adopted the 7th ACDFIM
Resolution where they agreed to further strengthen cooperation amongst
ASEAN militaries through information sharing, intelligence cooperation
and capacity-building activities such as conferences and workshops,
which culminated in the Two Year Activity Work Plan (2010-2011). At the
meeting, Brunei Darussalam announced that it will host the 8th ACDFIM in
2011. Vietnam also unveiled their plan to convene the inaugural ASEAN
Chiefs of Military Medical Meeting in 2011 for the purpose of
information sharing, knowledge and expertise exchange to boost the
cooperation in humanitarian assistance and prevention of infectious
diseases. An ASEAN Table Top Exercise in Humanitarian Assistance and
Disaster Relief (HADR) to be co-hosted by Singapore and Indonesia
planned for early 2011 was also revealed under the Two Year Activity
Work Plan (2010-2011) that was adopted.
At the sidelines of the
meeting, the Commander of RBAF held bilateral courtesy calls with eight
Heads of the ACDFIM delegations from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,
Malaysia, Philippine, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. As part of the
ACDFIM programme, the ASEAN Defence Chiefs also jointly called on Prime
Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the Prime Minister’s Office.
ACDFIM KE-7 BERLANGSUNG DI HANOI
HANOI, VIETNAM, Khamis 25 Mac 2010 – Hari ini
Mesyuarat Tidak Formal ke-7 Ketua-Ketua Turus Angkatan Tentera ASEAN
(7th ACDFIM) telah berlangsung di Melia Hotel di ibu negara Vietnam,
Hanoi.
Hadir di mesyuarat tersebut ialah Yang Mulia Mejar
Jeneral Haji Aminuddin Ihsan Bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri
Paduka Haji Abidin Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB);
General Meas Sophea (Vice Commander-in-Chief, Cambodian Royal Armed
Forces); Vice Marshal TNI Edy Hardjoko, (Chief of General Staff,
Indonesian National Defence Forces); Lieutenant General Sanyahak
Phomvihane (Chief of General Staff Department, Lao People’s Army);
General Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Azizan Ariffin (Chief of Defence Forces,
Malaysian Armed Forces); Lieutenant General Ye Myint (Chief of Military
Security Affairs, Myanmar Armed Forces); Vice Admiral Emilio Cuison
Marayag Jr (Deputy Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines);
Major General Neo Kian Hong (Chief of Defence Forces-Designate,
Singapore Armed Forces); General Songkitti Jaggabatara (Chief of Defence
Forces, Royal Thai Armed Forces) dan Colonel General Nguyen Khac Nghien
(Chief of the General Staff, Vietnam People’s Army). Mesyuarat
ACDFIM bermula sejak sembilan tahun lepas pada tahun 2001 sebagai
landasan tidak formal bagi menjalin pertalian dan membina keyakinan
dikalangan Ketua-Ketua Turus Angkatan Tentera dari negara-negara ASEAN.
ACDFIM sejak itu telah berkembang dan menjadi landasan penting bagi
ketenteraan ASEAN untuk membina kapasiti dan memperkukuhkan kerjasama .
Mesyuarat pertama telah diadakan di Jakarta (2001). Ini diikuti Negara
Brunei Darussalam (2003), Malaysia (Januari 2005), Filipina (November
2005), Singapura (2007), Thailand (2008) dan Vietnam (2010).
Tema
bagi mesyuarat tahun ini ialah "Untuk Mempertingkatkan Keberkesanan
Kerjasama Ketenteraan ASEAN dalam Menangani Cabaran-Cabaran Keselamatan
yang Bukan Tradisional di Rantau ini”. Selaras dengan tema ini, Ketua
Turus Angkatan Tentera ASEAN telah mempersetujui Resolusi ACDFIM ke-7
dimana mereka bersetuju untuk memperkukuhkan lagi kerjasama diantara
ketenteraan-ketenteraan ASEAN melalui perkongsian maklumat, kerjasama
perisikan dan aktiviti-aktiviti membina kapasiti seperti
persidangan-persidangan dan bengkel-bengkel yangmana diserapkan dalam
Pelan Kerja Aktiviti Dua Tahun (2010-2011).
Semasa mesyuarat
tersebut, Negara Brunei Darussalam memaklumkan bahawa ianya akan
menghoskan mesyuarat 8th ACDFIM pada tahun 2011. Vietnam juga
mendedahkan pelan mereka untuk mengadakan Mesyuarat Ketua Turus
Perubatan Tentera pada tahun 2011 yang bertujuan untuk berkongsi
maklumat, pengetahuan dan pertukaran kepakaran dalam menjana kerjasama
dalam bantuan kemanusiaan dan pencegahan penyakit-penyakit berjangkit.
Satu latihan ‘Table Top’ ASEAN dalam Bantuan Kemanusiaan dan Bencana
(HADR) akan dihoskan bersama oleh Singapura dan Indonesia yang
dijadualkan pada awal tahun 2011 juga didedahkan dibawah Pelan Kerja
Aktivity Dua Tahun (2010-2011) yang telah dipersetujui.
Disamping
mesyuarat tersebut, Pemerintah ABDB juga mengadakan kunjungan hormat
dua hala dengan lapan Ketua delegasi ACDFIM dari Kemboja, Indonesia,
Laos, Malaysia, Filipina, Singapura, Thailand dan Vietnam. Sebahagian
program ACDFIM itu juga, Ketua-Ketua Turus Angkatan Tentera ASEAN juga
telah membuat kunjungan hormat kepada Perdana Menteri Nguyen Tan Dung di
Pejabat Perdana Menteri.
Story (English) by: Alina Omarzuki
Translated (Malay) by: Normasitirena Suhaini
