For the first time today, my counterpart, Indonesian Minister of Defence, Prabowo Subianto, and I communicated via video conference.

The focus of our discussions was on efforts to further strengthen existing military diplomacy as well as potential future joint ventures, not only between Malaysia-Indonesia but also among each of the ASEAN member states.

We agreed that with unity and understanding in the context of military diplomacy, the region’s stability and security can be maintained.

In addition, earlier we also touched a little on the latest developments of AUKUS, a trilateral pact between the US, the UK and Australia that will provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines, – thank you Bapak Prabowo!

Buat pertama kali hari ini saya dan rakan sejawat, Menteri Pertahanan Indonesia, TYT Prabowo Subianto berhubung menerusi sidang video.

Fokus perbincangan kami tertumpu kepada usaha mengukuhkan lagi diplomasi ketenteraan sedia ada serta potensi usahasama pada masa akan datang, bukan sahaja antara Malaysia-Indonesia tetapi juga sesama setiap negara anggota ASEAN.

Kami senada bahawa dengan adanya kesatuan dan persefahaman jitu dalam konteks diplomasi ketenteraan, kestabilan rantau ini serta keselamatan dapat dipertahankan.

Selain itu, tadi kami turut menyentuh serba sedikit mengenai perkembangan terkini AUKUS – terima kasih Bapak Prabowo! 🙏