Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia foreign ministers hold trilateral talks on security

Record ID: 896647

  • Title: Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia foreign ministers hold trilateral talks on security
  • Date: 22nd June 2017
  • Summary: MANILA, PHILIPPINES (JUNE 22, 2017) (REUTERS) ****WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** SECURITY, OFFICIALS GATHERING AT VENUE OFFICIALS WALKING ONTO STAGE PHILIPPINE FOREIGN MINISTER ALAN PETER CAYETANO, INDONESIAN FOREIGN MINISTER RETNO MARSUDI, AND MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ANIFAH AMAN STANDING FOR PHOTO OPPORTUNITY VARIOUS OF FOREIGN MINISTERS AND OFFICIALS DOING "ASEAN" HANDSHAKE FOR PHOTO OPPORTUNITY MEETING IN PROGRESS INDONESIAN DELEGATES SITTING BEHIND DESK (SOUNDBITE) (English) INDONESIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, RETNO MARSUDI, SAYING: "The threat that we are facing is imminent. No action is not an option. This is incumbent upon us to embark on taking concrete action. This is also due to the fact that the threat of terrorism is even more worrying because of the FTF (foreign terrorism fighters) and social media factors. Therefore, cooperation among the three of us is a necessity." MALAYSIAN DELEGATES SITTING (SOUNDBITE) (English) MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, ANIFAH AMAN, SAYING: "In this regard, our three countries must participate in an effective system to identify and combat terrorism activities, and this means that our enforcement agencies must constantly engage with one another not only in intelligence sharing but in other new, effective and innovative measures." PHILIPPINE DELEGATION SITTING BEHIND TABLE (SOUNDBITE) (English) PHILIPPINE FOREIGN MINISTER, ALAN PETER CAYETANO, SAYING: "While the battle is now in the hands of the armed forces, let us not lose sight that drugs, crime, poverty and injustices create fertile ground for extremism. The struggle to uplift the quality and dignity of each life is the ultimate struggle." VARIOUS OF MEETING IN PROGRESS
  • Embargoed: 6th July 2017 09:55
  • Keywords: trilateral security joint patrols dialogue foreign minister meeting
  • Location: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
  • City: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
  • Country: Philippines
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016MCZVWL
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Foreign ministers and top military officials from the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia held talks in Manila on Thursday (June 22) on improving security amid growing concerns about insurgencies in the Southeast Asian region.
    Officials held a closed-door meeting and discussed a range of security issues, including the most recent incident in the southern Philippine city of Marawi where government forces are battling to recapture areas held by Islamic State-linked militants for more than five weeks ago.
    Despite signs that the insurgents are now on the back foot, Southeast Asian governments are worried that the siege could be just the prelude to further violence as the ultra-radical Islamic State group tries to establish a foothold in their region.
    Jolted by the May 23 attack on Marawi, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines have launched joint patrols to control the movement of militants across their archipelagic region. Malaysia is worried that militants who are flushed out of Marawi City by the fighting may try to cross from the Philippines to its eastern state of Sabah.
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