Russia's Shoigu Arrives In Singapore For ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting - Spokeswoman

Russia's Shoigu Arrives in Singapore for ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting - Spokeswoman

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has arrived in Singapore to take part in the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus), Shoigu's spokeswoman Rossiyana Markovskaya said on Friday.

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 19th October, 2018) Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has arrived in Singapore to take part in the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus), Shoigu's spokeswoman Rossiyana Markovskaya said on Friday.

"During his stay in Singapore, the defense minister will participate in the 5th meeting of ASEAN defense ministers and their dialogue partners," Markovskaya told reporters.

Shoigu will also hold bilateral talks with Singapore's Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established in August 1967 in Bangkok, and is comprised of 10 member states, including Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

ASEAN dialogue partners are Australia, Canada, China, the European Union, India, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.