From left, Brunei's Defense Minister II Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Seiha, Indonesian Vice Defense Minister Donny Ermawan Taufanto, Myanmar's director of Defense Ministry's International Affairs Department Zaw Naing Win, Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin, Laos' Defense Minister Chansamone Chanyalath, Philippine Defense Undersecretary Ignacio Florante Madriaga, Singaporean Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen, Thai Defense Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, Vietnamese Defense Minister Phan Van Giang, East Timor Chief of Defense Force Domigos Raul and ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn pose for a group photo during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) defense ministers' meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)