The ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus),

08 Jun
The ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus), established in 2010, is an ASEAN-led platform for defence cooperation, dialogue, and confidence-building among ASEAN Member States and Dialogue Partners on regional peace, security, and humanitarian cooperation.
Under this framework, the ADMM-Plus Experts’ Working Group on Humanitarian Mine Action (EWG on HMA) brings together Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam, and Timor-Leste, together with the eight Dialogue Partners — Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, and the United States — to strengthen cooperation, operational preparedness, capacity building, and the exchange of best practices and operational experiences in humanitarian mine action.
The ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center (ARMAC) was honoured to participate, together with colleagues from the ASEAN Secretariat, in the 17th ADMM-Plus Experts’ Working Group on Humanitarian Mine Action and Final Planning Conference in Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation.
The 17th ADMM-Plus EWG on HMA was co-chaired by Lao PDR and the Russian Federation.
Over three days, members exchanged views on operational preparedness, humanitarian demining cooperation, military medicine, field coordination, technology, and planning for upcoming joint activities and exercises under the ADMM-Plus framework.
Throughout the conference, ARMAC had the opportunity to learn from the operational experiences, technical expertise, and best practices shared by participating countries of the ADMM-Plus EWG on HMA. In particular, discussions on “Best Practices in Military Medicine During Humanitarian Demining Operations” provided a valuable platform for the exchange of perspectives on medical preparedness, operational safety, and long-term recovery systems within humanitarian mine action, while also enabling ARMAC to contribute ASEAN regional experiences and lessons learned.
Humanitarian mine action is not only about clearing land. It is about protecting lives, supporting recovery, and building resilience in affected communities.
As humanitarian mine action challenges evolve, regional cooperation, operational preparedness, and shared expertise remain central to advancing safer and more effective response systems across our region.
Our sincere appreciation to the Co-Chairs, Lao PDR and the Russian Federation, for hosting this platform for dialogue and cooperation.
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