BANGKOK: Malaysia has reaffirmed its commitment to further strengthening Asean Plus Three cooperation in combating terrorism and transnational crime through the five-year Asean Plus Three Cooperation Work Plan 2018-2022.Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the cooperation would focus on the areas of anti-money laundering, eradicating people smuggling and combating sea piracy.
“Malaysia will continue to consult the Plus Three Countries (China, Japan and South Korea) and Asean Secretariat on these three components in terms of funding and organising of programmes that will mutually benefit law enforcement agencies of Asean member states, ” he said when delivering the country’s statement at the Asean+3 Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC) here. — Bernama
