James Nachipo, Chairman of the APEC Counter Terrorism Working Group (CTWG), stressed that terrorism is a hard issue that requires more work and cooperation in the APEC region.
HCM City (VNA) – James Nachipo, Chairman of the APEC Counter Terrorism Working Group(CTWG), stressed that terrorism is a hard issue that requires more work and cooperationin the APEC region.
He told the Vietnam News Agency on the sidelines of the CTWG Meeting that istaking place in Ho Chi Minh on August 18-19.
Nachipo said that during the meeting, 49 delegates from APEC member economiesmulled over the group’s strategic plan, which will be expired this year, andset forth a new strategic plan for the 2018-2020 period, focusing on airterrorism.
The group is also developing another plan that looks at counterterrorismfinance, movements of terrorists and foreign fighters, security and trade,and security infrastructure, he said.
A plan for 2018 will also be made to identify a number of projects andactivities which will be taken by the member economies this year to support thegroup, Nachipo added.
During the August 18 working session, the group discussed the draft APECLeaders Declaration 2017 on Counter-Terrorism submitted by its Chairman JamesNachipo, under which the APEC economies noted withconcerns the growing threat of terrorism in the region.
They were committed to countering the spread of radicalisation conducive toterrorism, terrorists propaganda, including the use of the internet and socialmedia for terrorism related purposes, as well as acts of public justificationof terrorism intended to incite terrorists acts.
To enhance synergy of global counterterrorism efforts, APEC will enhance itscooperation with major international organisations such as the UN and theFinance Action Task Force.
APEC economies will continue take coordinated actions, exchange information andshare best practices to effectively respond to the terrorist challenges in theregion, as guided by the APEC’s Consolidated Counter Terrorism and Secure TradeStrategy, the document said.-VNA
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At the meeting (Source: VNA) 
