ASEAN meet covers regional security issues

Defense ministers' agreements include counterterrorism and humanitarian aid

Defense ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and representatives of their forum partner countries reached a number of agreements on issues related to regional security in the past two days.

The agreements reached by the ministers and delegates at the meetings included maritime security, counterterrorism, humanitarian aid, disaster mitigation, peace maintenance operations, military medical affairs, actions against mines, cybersecurity, and women's roles in peace maintenance activities.

Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto said on Thursday that a statement from the meetings was asking countries with great influence to use it for ending the Gaza conflict.