ASEAN to hold anti-terror exercises

ASEAN to hold anti-terror exercises

MALAYSIA: Southeast Asian army chiefs have agreed to hold
regional multilateral exercises to boost efforts in fighting
terrorism, Malaysia's army chief said on Monday.

"The training will no longer be restricted to two countries,
like between Malaysia and Indonesia or Thailand, but will be
multilateral in nature," Gen. Mohamed Shahrom was quoted as
saying by Bernama news agency.

This new form of cooperation in fighting terrorism was agreed
at a meeting of army chiefs from the 10-member Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Kuala Lumpur last week, he
said.

The generals also agreed that the exchange of intelligence
among armies in the region should be improved to fight terrorism
more effectively. -- AFP