Brunei Supports Regional Efforts in Fight Against Terrorism

Brunei Darussalam will always continue to support regional and international efforts, through forums such as the ASEAN Regional Forum, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, the Asia Europe Meeting and the United Nations in the fight against terrorism.  This was the continuing pledge made by Brunei Darussalam at the end of the fourth ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on transnational crime in Bangkok.

The Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office, Dato Paduka Haji Dani, highlighted that

Brunei Darussalam had agreed to participate in two international resolutions that were agreed upon at the Bangkok meeting, namely the Agreement on Information Exchange and the Establishment of Communication Procedures and the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism.  At the same time, a national committee on transnational crime has also been set up to coordinate this operation. 

The Permanent Secretary pointed out that ASEAN and its Plus Three members, China, Japan and South Korea, all agreed to strengthen their cooperation to counter eight categories of transnational crimes, which are terrorism, drugs smuggling, human trafficking especially women and children, piracy, arms smuggling, money laundering, transnational financial crimes and cyber crimes.  He went on to add that ASEAN was also well on the way towards establishing the ASEAN Security Community that had been agreed upon during the 9th ASEAN Summit in Bali last October.