Eighth NADI Meeting 2015
“The 8th NADI Annual Meeting, hosted by the Malaysian Institute of Defence and Security (MiDAS) of the Ministry of Defence, Malaysia, was held at Hotel Renaissance in Kuala Lumpur from 9 to 11 February 2015. Lt General Datuk Dr William Stevenson, Chief Executive of MiDAS chaired the Meeting. All NADI members attended the meeting
The agenda focused on two topics: (i) Strengthening Asean unity and major power relations; and (ii) Asean cooperation in addressing non-traditional security challenges. The NADI delegates had useful exchanges of views on these two topics. They stressed the importance of Asean unity and cohesion when dealing with major powers. Asean should continue to play a proactive role as the primary driving force in its relations with external partners and maintain its centrality in the regional architecture. They also stressed the importance of promoting regional coordination on HADR responses and to take the lead in cooperation with ADMM Plus countries to facilitate transfer of technical expertise to Asean countries.
The Chairman’s Report of the 8th NADI Annual Meeting together with the agenda, programme and delegation list are attached.”