ASEAN meets on cross-border crime

Tue, 22 Jun 1999, 00:00 WIB | Source: REUTERS

YANGON (Reuters): Senior officials of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations met in the Myanmar capital on Monday to
discuss transnational crime, including drug trafficking, arms
smuggling and money laundering.

The gathering of senior officials precedes a meeting of home
ministers of the 10-member bloc due to take place on Wednesday.

In an opening address, Myanmar home minister Col Tin Hlaing
said the meeting would consider establishing an ASEAN center to
tackle transnational crime.

He said it would consider entrusting the ministerial meeting
with a supervisory and consultative role in dealings with ASEAN
institutions on the issue.

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