Philippines ASEAN Defense Ministerial meeting

October 25, 2017

PAMPANGA PHILIPPINES- Japanese Defense minister Itsunori Onodera (L) shake hands with Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte (R) during a courtesy call at the 11th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers Meeting, at a former US military base in Angeles City, Pampanga province, Philippines, Tuesday, 24 October 2017. The Philippines hosts the 11th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers Meeting (ADMM), which aims to promote mutual trust and confidence through greater understanding of defence and security challenges, as well as enhancement of transparency and openness among the ten ASEAN member states namely: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam and dialogue partners United States, Australia, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Russia, and India. Jiji Press