Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 12 -- ASEAN military leaders have agreed to form a joint task force to tackle non-traditional cross-border threats and to provide disaster relief in the region.
Malaysian Chief of Defence Force General Mohd Nizam Jaffar said the formation of the task force is the most important step taken to comprehensively address the 11 main issues discussed at the 22nd ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces Meeting (ACDFM-22) over three days starting from September 10.
He said that the task force will also play a role in addressing non-traditional cross-border threats such as cybercrime and online fraud, as well as coordinating disaster relief efforts in the region.
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