At the invitation of H.E Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin, Minister of Defence of Malaysia, and Chair of ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) for 2025, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will lead the ASEAN Secretariat delegation to participate in the 19th ADMM, 12th ADMM-Plus and Related Meetings, scheduled to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 31 October-1 November 2025. On that occasion, Dr. Kao will take the opportunity to hold bilateral meetings with Defence Ministers from the ASEAN Member States and that of Dialogue Partners of ASEAN taking part in the upcoming series of meetings.