Five-nation defence pact looks to the future

KUALA LUMPUR, 21 Okt -- Menteri Kanan Pertahanan Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein bersama (dari kiri) Menteri Pertahanan Australia Peter Dutton, Menteri Pertahanan Singapura Dr Ng Eng Hen, Menteri Pertahanan New Zealand Peeni Henare dan Menteri Angkatan Bersenjata United Kingdom James Heappey menunjukkan dokumen Deklarasi Bersama Mesyuarat Menteri-menteri Pertahanan FPDA ke-11, pada sidang media selepas Mesyuarat Menteri-menteri Pertahanan FPDA ke-11 dan Sambutan Peraturan Pertahanan Lima Negara (FPDA) ke-50 di sini hari ini. -- fotoBERNAMA (2021) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA KUALA LUMPUR, Oft 21 - Senior Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein with (from left) Defence Minister of Australia Peter Dutton, Singapore Defence Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen, New Zealand Defence Minister Peeni Henare and United Kingdom Minister for the Armed Forces in the Defence Ministry James Heappey showing the joint declaration of 11th FPDA Defence Ministers Meeting at a press conference at the end of the meeting and the 50th anniversary of FDPA (Five Powers Defence Arrangements) here today. -fotoBERNAMA (2021) COPYRIGHT RESERVED

KUALA LUMPUR: Cybersecurity, joint exercises and 5th generation assets are among key aspects that should be included in the planning of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA), says Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein.

The Defence Minister said nations are facing a new global landscape with its own set of challenges in the post Covid-19 era.