May 25, 2012

Myanmar - ASEANAPOL conference ends in Myanmar


NAY PYI TAW (Xinhua) - The 32nd conference of the ASEAN Chiefs of Police (ASEANAPOL) ended here Thursday with a joint statement issued, according to a press release of the conference.

The three-day conference, which began on Tuesday, was chaired by Myanmar Police Chief Police Major-General Kyaw Kyaw Tun who took over the chairmanship from his Lao counterpart Police Brigadier-General Cesar Bat Malabon.

The conference discussed cooperation in such areas as combating illicit drug trafficking, terrorism, arms smuggling, human trafficking, maritime fraud, commercial crime, bank offenses and credit card fraud, cybercrime, fraudulent documents, transnational fraud, progress on electronic ASEANAPOL database system and mutual assistance in criminal matters, the release said.

The heads of delegations exchanged views on progress and ways ahead in the implementation of various operational measures.

The conference also agreed on the implementation of proposals on strengthening cooperation with dialogue partners in combating crimes, the release added.

It was the second time for Myanmar to host the ASEANAPOL conference. The first one was in 2000.

Myanmar joined the ASESAN in 1997 and became a member of ASEANAPOL in 1998.

This year's conference was attended by delegates from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, host Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam as well as representatives from five dialogue partner countries -- China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and Australia and those from INTERPOL Secretariat, ASEAN Secretariat and ASEAN Police Force Secretary Office.

The 31st ASEANAPOL conference was held in Vientiane, Laos in May-June 2011.

The first formal meeting of ASEANAPOL took place in Manila, Philippines in 1981 with the participation of five original member countries, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.



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