Declaration to boost Asean ties

on September 29, 2015

Maritime crime and IUU fishing in spotlight.

Declaration on transnational crime to boost Asean ties

BY NURADZIMMAH DAIM

KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur Declaration in Combating Transnational Crime will see an expansion of cooperation among Asean members on sea piracy.

Indonesian police chief General Badrodin Haiti said the adoption of the declaration will also address non-traditional maritime security threats such as maritime terrorism, climate change and illegal unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

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Source: nst.com.my

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