AKP Phnom Penh, October 29, 2025 -- H.E. Gen. Tea Seiha, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of the Kingdom of Cambodia, will lead a high-level delegation to attend the 19th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) and the 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus), at the invitation of H.E. Dato' Seri Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin, Minister of Defence of Malaysia. 

The 19th ADMM and the 12th ADMM-Plus will be held from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, according to a press release of the Ministry of National Defence AKP received this morning. 

Guided by the theme "ASEAN Unity for Security and Prosperity," the ADMM and ADMM-Plus will focus on enhancing strategic dialogues and practical defence cooperation among ASEAN Member States and with Plus countries to address common security challenges.

On this occasion, Cambodian Defence Minister will also attend four informal engagements, namely: the ASEAN-Japan Defence Ministers Informal Meeting. the ASEAN-India Defence Ministers' Informal Meeting, the ASEAN-China Defence Ministers' Luncheon, and the ASEAN-U.S. Defence Ministers' High Tea.

On the sidelines of the meetings, H.E. Gen. Tea Seiha will also hold bilateral meetings with defence ministers of several ASEAN Member States and the Plus countries to further strengthen and deepen bilateral defence relations and cooperation.

H.E. Deputy Prime Minister will be accompanied by H.E. Gen. Nem Sowath, Director General of the General Department of Policy and Foreign Affairs, Ministry of National Defence, and Leader of the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials' Meeting (ADSOM) for Cambodia, along with other senior officials from the Ministry of National Defence of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

By C. Nika