Conducting drills is one of measures that the regional defense forces have planned to cope with the epidemic.

Member states acknowledge the importance of practical cooperation mechanism for ADMM-Plus.

The pandemic has prompted joint efforts under the Vietnam’s Chairmanship in the course of unprecedented challenges that threat the 10-nation region of 622 million people.

ASEAN defense ministers have addressed traditional and non-traditional security threats since they gathered for meetings in 2006.

The ministers agreed to boost security and ensure freedom of navigation and a favorable environment to settle territorial disputes in the South China Sea (called East Sea by Vietnam) in a peaceful manner.