October 20, 2018

SINGAPORE -- Major countries like the United States, China and Japan gave their in-principle support for the world's first multilateral air guidelines following the conclusion of a regional defence summit on Saturday (Oct 20).

At the end of the 5th Asean Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus), the 10 Asean countries and eight partners also "condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations", and agreed to strengthen regional counter-terrorism cooperation.

This includes regional cooperation through the sharing of information, intelligence, experience, best practices, and lessons learnt, said a Ministry of Defence (Mindef) statement on Saturday.

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