ASEAN Regional Forum urges enhancing cooperation on ferry safety-Xinhua

ASEAN Regional Forum urges enhancing cooperation on ferry safety

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2024-07-28 01:08:45

VIENTIANE, July 27 (Xinhua) -- The 31st ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) foreign ministers' meeting was held here on Saturday, calling for enhancing cooperation on ferry safety.

The meeting issued a statement on strengthening regional cooperation on ferry safety, which was jointly initiated by China, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and Singapore to enhance regional ferry transportation safety management, safeguard people's lives, promote connectivity and strengthen the resilience of regional economic development.

This will give new impetus to regional cooperation on ferry safety, and further enhance the safety and well-being of the people in the region.

The meeting also adopted work plans on fields including counter-terrorism and combating transnational crime, and disaster reduction. It is also agreed to organize training courses on combating cyber fraud, ferry safety, earthquake and tsunami, and other disaster response.