Senior officials on Wednesday reaffirmed their continued
commitments to undertake individual and joint actions to counter terrorism
imperative for fostering security and resilience of businesses and communities
in the Asia-Pacific region.
Oscar F. Valenzuela, chair of the Asia Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) Counter-Terrorism Working Group (CTWG), said APEC economies
will continue implementing the work plan and the APEC Counter Terrorism and
Secure Trade Strategy.
“It must be reiterated that this plan is a living document,
and we must ensure that it is able to meet the changing landscape of the fight
against terrorism,” he said in his closing remarks during the 6th APEC CTWG
Meeting held here.
Valenzuela, Acting Executive Director of the Philippine
Anti-Terrorism Council-Program Management Center, noted they also support
deeper cooperation and capacity building across the priority areas of secure
supply chains, travel, finance and infrastructure.
These initiatives will ensure that regional commerce is more
secure, efficient and resilient, he added.
“It is hoped that the role of security, especially against
terrorism, in building sustainable and resilient communities will have a real
world impact that can be seen and felt by the people in our economies,” Valenzuela
said.
Moreover, the APEC CTWG chair said the formal reporting of
individual Counter-Terrorism Action Plan is important as it provides an avenue
for the economies to report on the progress of their efforts against terrorism
and securing trade.
Valenzuela said other economies can possibly learn and adapt
best practices.
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