BEIJING, Apr. 8 -- Brunei, the rotating chair country of ASEAN, held a video conference of the ASEAN Defense Senior Officials’ Meeting Plus (ADSOM-Plus ) on April 8. Representatives from China and 17 ASEAN member states as well as the ASEAN Secretariat, attended the conference.
At the event, all parties exchanged views on international and regional security situation and other topics. The Chinese military representative endorsed the ASEAN 2021 theme of "We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper " and expressed firm support to the ASEAN Centrality.
The Chinese military representative proposed that since the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic is far from complete, all parties should work together to promote international anti-pandemic cooperation and take pragmatic measures under the guidance of real multilateralism, so as to continuously enhance the capabilities of regional countries to deal with various security challenges and lay a solid safety barrier for regional prosperity.
4月8日，东盟轮值主席国文莱举办东盟防务高官扩大会视频会议，中国及17个机制成员国、东盟秘书处派员参加。会议期间，各方就国际与地区安全形势等议题开展交流。中方对东盟2021年“共同关注、共同应对、共同繁荣”主题表示赞同，坚定支持东盟中心地位，并提出，抗击新冠肺炎疫情战役远未结束，各方应携手推进国际抗疫合作，以真正的多边主义为指引，采取务实举措，不断提升地区国家应对各类安全挑战的能力，为地区繁荣铸牢安全屏障。
