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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with Southeast Asia defense ministers from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Timor-Leste in Singapore today to exchange views and discuss priorities for expanding cooperation in support of regional stability, security, and prosperity.

Secretary Austin reaffirmed the United States’ enduring commitment to working with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and support for ASEAN centrality, highlighting the recent elevation of the U.S.-ASEAN relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. He emphasized the vital role the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM)-Plus continues to play in driving multilateral cooperation to address regional challenges. Southeast Asian defense ministers and heads of delegation reaffirmed their support for United States cooperative activities in the region, including in key forums such as the ADMM-Plus.

Secretary Austin discussed opportunities for advancing engagement with the ADMM-Plus through capacity-building programs and training courses, such as launching an emerging leaders fellowship program in September 2023 that will provide education and networking opportunities to young civilian and defense leaders in the region. Secretary Austin also highlighted ongoing U.S. support to regional maritime security initiatives, including through the ADMM-Plus Experts’ Working Group on Maritime Security, expanded U.S. Coast Guard regional maritime law enforcement programs, the U.S. Maritime Security Initiative, and the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness initiative.

Secretary Austin reiterated his concerns about the situation in Myanmar and thanked Southeast Asian partners for holding the Myanmar military regime to its commitments under the ASEAN Five-Point Consensus. He also expressed his deep commitment to supporting Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict in Europe.

The Ministers closed the meeting by pledging to work closely together to address pressing challenges in the region and to continue these conversations as they prepare for further engagement during the ADMM-Plus later this year.

The ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) Cybersecurity and Information Centre of Excellence (ACICE) was established by the 15th ADMM in 2021. In line with its objective, ACICE established an Experts Panel in June 2023. The Experts Panel comprises academics and industry professionals, who are distinguished individuals of diverse geographical representation and experts in the areas of geopolitics, cybersecurity, information, media, and cyber governance. Their varied experiences and perspectives will add rigour to ACICE's discussions and exchanges on relevant cybersecurity and information issues.

The Experts Panel is expected to convene twice a year – one physical and one virtual meeting – to stay abreast with the fast and constantly evolving cyber and information domains. They will advise ACICE on topics relevant to the defence sectoral, including (i) emerging trends and developments in the cybersecurity and information domains; (ii) potential implications and threat assessments in the region and international arena; and (iii) areas of collaboration to further ASEAN's efforts in information sharing and capacity building in the cyber and information domains. The first Experts Panel meeting was convened on 17 July 2023, in conjunction with the official opening of ACICE.

The inaugural members of the Experts Panel have been appointed since 1 June 2023 and will serve for a tenure term of three years. Please see Annex A for the list of Experts.

Annex A

Name

Geographical Representation

Appointment

Mr Melvyn Ong Su Kiat [Chairman]

Singapore

Permanent Secretary (Defence Development), Ministry of Defence

Mr Benjamin Ang

Singapore

Deputy Head, Centre of Excellence for National Security, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

Professor Chen Dongxiao

China

President, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies

Mr Nicholas Fang

Singapore

Director, Security and Global Affairs, Singapore Institute of International Affairs; Managing Director, Black Dot Pte Ltd