Wahyu Dwi Anggoro
Secretary Austin will then travel to Indonesia for the 10th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM)-Plus.
While in Jakarta, he will conduct an ASEAN-United States Informal Meeting to discuss opportunities to expand ASEAN-US security cooperation, one year after the elevation of the ASEAN-US relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
"He will also meet with regional counterparts to express the United States’ deep commitment to working alongside allies and partners in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific," the Department stated.
"The Secretary’s fourth trip to the Indo-Pacific this year — and his ninth since becoming Secretary of Defense — comes as the United States, along with US allies and partners across the Indo-Pacific, continue to deliver historic momentum toward a shared regional vision for peace, stability, and prosperity," it concluded. (WHY)
