ASEAN, China Experts Agree On Counterterrorism Action Plan

BANGKOK, July 26 (Bernama) -- Experts from ASEAN and China agree on a counterterrorism action plan to be forwarded to a meeting of the grouping's defence ministers and their dialogue partners in China, Thai News Agency (TNA) reported.

Thailand and China co-hosted the ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting-Plus Expert Working Group on Counter Terrorism (ADMM-Plus EWG on CT) here between July 23 and 26.

About 100 representatives from ASEAN countries and its dialogue partners - namely Australia, China, Japan, India, South Korea, New Zealand, Russia and the United States - had examined and approved a Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) proposed by Thailand and China.

Lt Gen Chatchai Pataranavik, commander of Thai armed forces' counterterrorism centre, said the SOPs would be forwarded to the 8th ADMM-Plus EWG on CT in China.

Based on the proposed SOPs, China would play host to a joint counterterrorism operation drill for ASEAN members and dialogue partners in 2019.....

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