Asean calls for increased efforts to combat arms smuggling

The Cambodian flag is displayed on screen at the sixth Asean Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crime working group on arms smuggling event, held in Siem Reap on May 8. - Interior Ministry

PHNOM PENH: Senior Asean officials have urged the bloc’s member states to increase cooperation and establish new mechanisms to curb arms smuggling within the region, noting that the smuggling of arms is a growing threat to regional stability.

The call was made during the 6th Asean Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crime (SOMTC) working group on arms smuggling event, hosted by Cambodia on Wednesday (May 8) in Siem Reap.