The reunion of the SEDM Ministers of Defence, held in Ankara, the Republic of Türkiye, took place between 21-23 November 2023. The event marked the first ministerial reunion of the initiative held under Bucharest's Chairmanship since taking over, for the third time, of the SEDM Chairmanship. The ministerial reunion marked the Republic of Moldova becoming a full-fledged member of SEDM, a renewed commitment of the nations toward SEEBRIG's development and new ways to continue developing new and existing SEDM projects. The next SEDM meeting will be in the CC-PMSC format, in March 2024.