Cambodia's Defence Ministry is scheduled to hold the ninth ASEAN Chief of Defence Forces Informal Meeting in the capital from March 28 to 30.

The meeting aims to serve as a regional platform for defence forces from across Southeast Asia to discuss cooperative mechanisms to respond to regional challenges of defence and security.

Eth Sarath, deputy chief of defence for RCAF, said yesterday Brunei, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam would send representatives to the meeting.