The ministers also moved to make the ADMM-Plus dialogue to be held yearly to better address common security challenges confronting Asia and the Pacific. ADMM-Plus include ASEAN and its eight dialogue partners - Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Russia and the United States.
ADMM-Plus is currently being held every two years.
The ministers signed the joint declaration that also reaffirmed their commitments to promote and strengthen defense and security cooperation.
The Philippines, chair of ASEAN this year, is host to the 11th ADMM and 4th ADMM-Plus security sessions.
The Philippines wants to push several initiatives during the two-day meeting, including "a three-year work program that will focus on streamlining, synergizing, and rationalizing ADMM efforts, which the ministers adopted at the meeting.
"This is to pursue our cooperative mechanisms in the most efficient and effective way possible," Lorenzana said.
ADMM-Plus will meet on Tuesday.
Established in 2006, the ADMM is the highest defense consultative and cooperative mechanism in the ASEAN.
ADMM aims to promote mutual trust and confidence through greater understanding of defense and security challenges, as well as enhancement of transparency and openness among ten ASEAN member states - Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
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