ISTANBUL, Oct 28 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- United States (US) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Wednesday called for an “ambitious” defence cooperation framework with the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Anadolu Ajansi reported.
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth proposed a new defense cooperation framework with ASEAN during a meeting in the Philippines, marking the upcoming 50th anniversary of ties. He emphasized a strategy focused on deterrence and practical collaboration, noting that China sent a lower-level representative to the summit.
- Hegseth proposed a US-ASEAN defense framework to guide cooperation over the next several years.
- China skipped the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting, sending only its military attache in Manila.
- The US plans to work with Singapore, the incoming ASEAN chair, to develop the proposed framework.
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