根据官方声明，美国国防部长皮特·海格塞斯在菲律宾一场会议的场边，与来自印度、澳大利亚、日本和韩国的同行举行了会谈。
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held talks with his counterparts from India, Australia, Japan and South Korea on the sidelines of a meeting in the Philippines, according to official statements.
五角大楼在声明中表示，在一次双边会谈中，海格塞斯与印度国防部长拉杰纳特·辛格“盘点了作战协调、信息共享和国防工业合作方面的进展”。
In a bilateral meeting, Hegseth and Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh “took stock of progress on operational coordination, information sharing, and defense industrial cooperation,” the Pentagon said in a statement.
此次会议在宿务市举行，该市举办第13届东盟国防部长会议，会议将持续至周四。这个11成员国集团的国防长官还将与包括美国、印度、韩国、澳大利亚以及日本在内的伙伴国家举行单独峰会。
The meeting took place in Cebu City, which is hosting the 13th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ meeting through Thursday. The defense chiefs of the 11-member bloc will also hold separate summits with partner nations including the US, India, South Korea, and Australia as well as Japan.
中国国防部长董军缺席了此次峰会，中国驻马尼拉大使馆的国防武官代为出席。
China's Defense Minister Dong Jun skipped the summit, with the defense attache of China’s Embassy in Manila attending in his stead.
海格塞斯与辛格还“就进一步合作领域交换了意见，并承诺扩大美印主要国防伙伴关系，以支持整个地区的共同利益”。在与澳大利亚副总理兼国防部长理查德·马尔斯的会晤中，两位领导人讨论了加强国防合作和美澳同盟的持续倡议。
Hegseth and Singh also “exchanged views on areas for further collaboration and committed to expanding the U.S.-India major defense partnership in support of shared interests across the region.”During his meeting with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles, the two leaders discussed ongoing initiatives to strengthen defense cooperation and the US-Australia alliance.
声明称，双方“一致认为有必要迅速执行兵力态势合作，包括对澳大利亚空军基地的投资以及增强联合后勤能力的投资”。
They “agreed on the need to swiftly execute force posture collaboration, including investments at Australian air force bases and investments to enhance combined logistics capacity,” the statement said.
两位领导人还“讨论了更好地协调美澳地区威慑方法的机遇，并支持旨在维持太平洋地区有利权力平衡的务实战略”。五角大楼表示，在与日本防卫大臣小泉进次郎的会晤中，海格塞斯“重申了美日同盟在维护太平洋和平与稳定方面的不可或缺的作用”。
The two leaders also “discussed opportunities to better coordinate on U.S. and Australian approaches to regional deterrence and support common-sense strategies to preserve a favorable balance of power in the Pacific.”In his meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, Hegseth “reaffirmed the indispensable role of the U.S.-Japan Alliance in preserving peace and stability in the Pacific,” the Pentagon said.
两位领导人还讨论了“通过在日本全境加强双边准入、常态化部署以及切合实际的训练和演习（包括实弹演习）来加强威慑的努力”。五角大楼负责人还会见了韩国国防部长姜信哲。
The two leaders also discussed “efforts to strengthen deterrence through enhanced bilateral access, presence, and realistic training and exercises across Japan, including live-fire exercises.”The Pentagon chief also met South Korean Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul.
海格塞斯在美国社交媒体平台上写道，美韩同盟“建立在通过实力实现和平的基础上——随时准备应对的军队、决定性的能力以及遏制侵略的联合杀伤力”。他说：“美国支持那些认真对待自身国防的盟友。”
The US-South Korea alliance “is built on peace through strength-ready forces, decisive capability, and combined lethality that deters aggression,” Hegseth wrote on US-based social media platform“America stands with allies that are serious about their own defense,” he said.