A Myanmar delegation led by Myanmar Ambassador/ Chargé d’Affaires in Manila, Daw Ei Ei Tin, attended the 20th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC) and related meetings held at the Fairmont Hotel in Makati City, the Philippines, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The 20th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime was chaired by Juanito Victor C Remulla, Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government of the Philippines, which holds the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2026. The meeting was attended by interior and security ministers from ASEAN Member States, interior ministers and representatives from the ASEAN Plus Three countries, and Deputy Secretary-General of the ASEAN Political-Security Community Dato’ Astana.

The meeting also focused on important regional initiatives, including declarations on preventing online sexual abuse or exploitation of children in the digital and artificial intelligence (AI) environment, as well as on preventing and combatting the sexual abuse and exploitation of children. In addition, discussions covered emergency preparedness and ways to strengthen the role of law enforcement agencies in ASEAN countries in disaster relief operations. — ASH/KNN

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