Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

(—) (): Australia, in terms of regional security and particularly in terms of the key pieces of architecture that are in place in that regard, is very committed to engaging with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' security frameworks, which promote stability in the region by building trust and transparency and encouraging cooperation. One of those frameworks, of course, is the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus, which extends beyond ASEAN itself. Our cooperation with Indonesia in this forum is highly productive. Indeed in the current term, we are co-chairing the ADMM-Plus Experts' Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations between 2017 and 2020. Indonesia has a proud history of peacekeeping operations, as does Australia. and officials from both countries are working on what would be a very practical program of activities that progress our shared peacekeeping priorities, including programs that promote the UN's focus on women, peace and security. We will continue to work together through those regional frameworks including the ADMM-Plus. (Time expired)