Business Mirror
September 25, 2011
THE military will hold on Tuesday the two-day inaugural meeting of the Asean Militaries Analyst-to-Analyst Intelligence Exchange (Amaie) Conference on Terrorism.
“The two day-activity will assess the current strengths and capabilities of terrorists within the region, evaluate the role of the media in promoting terrorist ideological propaganda,” said the Armed Forces Public Information Office chief Col. Arnulfo Marcelo Burgos.
“[Participants] will also share best practices and experiences with various analytical tools and techniques with the end view of formulating a regional approach in support of counterterrorism,” Burgos said.
He said the holding of the intelligence exchange meeting was agreed upon during the 8th Asean Military Intelligence Informal Meeting and the 8th Asean Chiefs of Defense Informal Meeting held from March 28 to April 1 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The conference, which will be opened by the Armed Forces Vice Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Reynaldo Mapagu and the Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Anthony Alcantara, has as its theme “Working Toward Convergence in Combating Terrorism within the Asean Region.”
The first Asean anti-terrorism exchange was a brainchild of the Armed Forces through the deputy chief of staff for intelligence, Maj. Gen. Francisco Cruz.
“It was designed not only to build ties and enhance networking between and among Asean military intelligence analysts but also to strengthen military cooperation among and within the Asean region through sharing of best practices and lessons learned, particularly in countering terrorism,” Cruz said.
“This endeavor is under the ambit of the envisioned Asean Politico-Security Community by 2015 that is characterized by a cohesive, peaceful and resilient region with shared responsibility for comprehensive security,” Cruz added.
Burgos said the meeting was among the activities envisioned to broaden the cooperation among Asean counties in dealing with pressing regional security challenges.
He said each of the 10 Asean countries will be sending terrorism subject matter expert with the hope of laying the groundwork for future exchanges and information sharing.
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