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MANADO, Indonesia, July 29 (APP/AFP) – Indonesia and Australia on
Saturday called for stronger cooperation in counter-terrorism as the region braces for the return of foreign militants fighting in the Middle East.
In a one-day gathering in North Sulawesi of six nations including
Malaysia, the Philippines, New Zealand and Brunei, ministers discussed terrorism in Southeast Asia.
“Global terrorism is that lethal threat to all of our societies and
with the collapse of the caliphate in the Middle East, the return of foreign
terrorist fighters to our region and the increasing prevalence of cross border terorism… (the threat) is becoming more severe, not less,” Australian Attorney-General George Brandis told a post-meeting press conference.
Indonesian chief security minister Wiranto said the delegations had
agreed to hold regular meetings to allow information to be shared and to establish a database of miliants to keep track of their movements.
“We will also push for a cooperation with companies that provide
social media services as well as video sharing and messaging service,” Wiranto said.