Thailand: Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper hold bilateral meeting

Senior BJP leader and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is currently in Bangkok, Thailand to participate in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defence Minister Meeting Plus (ADMM Plus) met with the United States Secretary of Defence Mark Esper, in Bangkok. The Defence Minister along with the US Secretary of Defence held a bilateral meeting in the capital city of Thailand on Sunday, November 17. Rajnath Singh is further set to attend the opening ceremony of Defence & Security 2019 Exhibition. READ | US Secretary Of Defense Mark Esper: 'Mission Is Defeating ISIS' READ | US Defence Secretary Mark Esper Meets Saudi Arabia's King Salman Rajnath Singh holds bilateral talks with his US counterpart Thailand: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper, in Bangkok. The Defence Minister is in Thailand to participate in ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting Plus (ADMM Plus) & attend the opening ceremony of Defence & Security 2019 Exhibition. pic.twitter.com/M4n4iADPrn — ANI (@ANI) November 17, 2019 Thailand: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper held a bilateral meeting in Bangkok today. pic.twitter.com/PwVhMdDCTf — ANI (@ANI) November 17, 2019 Rajnath Singh tweets about meeting Mark Esper Had an excellent meeting with US Secretary of Defence, Dr. Mark T Esper in Bangkok today. We talked about ways to expand defence cooperation between India and the United States. @EsperDoD pic.twitter.com/V9qJGzAazy — Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) November 17, 2019 The objectives of the ADMM The ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting is the highest defence consultative and cooperative mechanism in ASEAN. The ADMM aims to promote mutual trust and confidence through a greater understanding of defence and security challenges as well as enhancement of transparency and openness. The objectives of the ADMM are: To promote regional peace and stability through dialogue and cooperation in defence and security To give guidance to existing senior defence and military officials dialogue and cooperation in the field of defence and security within ASEAN and between ASEAN and dialogue partners To promote mutual trust and confidence through a greater understanding of defence and security challenges as well as enhancement of transparency and openness To contribute to the establishment of an ASEAN Security Community (ASC) as stipulated in the Bali Concord II and to promote the implementation of the Vientiane Action Programme (VAP) on ASC READ | Vietnam As 2020 ASEAN Summit Host, Hopeful Of India-RCEP Breakthrough READ | RCEP Leaders To Issue Joint Statement On Proposed Trade Pact (INPUTS FROM ANI)

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Thailand: Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper hold bilateral meeting

Rajnath Singh is currently in Bangkok, Thailand to participate in the ADMM Plus met with the US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper and held a bilateral meeting

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