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SINGAPORE – Asean Armies Must Continue to Find Their Way to Enhance Their Collaboration to Terror and Chemical, Biological, and Radiological (CBR) Threats, said Singapore's Chief of Army Goh Si Hou at an inaugural Asean Workshop on Information Sharing. 19659002] Brigadier-General Goh also stressed that the cooperation between Asean armies is important to combat the threat of terrorism, and the resilience-response-recovery framework could be used to strengthen collective efforts in combating terrorism and CBR threats in the region.
BG Asean Armies Information Sharing Workshop (AAISW) on Wednesday (July 4), attended by over 100 delegates. They included Asean army intelligence chiefs, military delegates, experts on terrorism and CBR threats, and Home Team officers.
The inaugural workshop, held at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel from Tuesday to Thursday
At the first plenary session, Commanding General of the Philippine Army, Lieutenant-General Rolando Joselito Delizo Bautista, provided a first-hand account of the lessons learned by the Philippines army from the Marawi conflict.
Dr Jolene Jerard from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) and Dr Loke Weng Keong from the DSO National Laboratories, and recent developments in terrorism and emerging CBR threats in the region at the second plenary session.
Asean army intelligence chiefs also shared their commitment to regional peace, security and stability at the roundtable discussion.
Said Singapore's Assistant Chief of General Staff (Intelligence) Colonel Edward Chen: "The discussions were rich and meaningful, paving the I am honored to be part of this pioneering effort in the region to build up the area of early warning capabilities against terrorism and CBR threats. "
the capabilities of the Singapore Armed Forces, CBRE capabilities, involving segments from the CBRE Task Force, the Special Operations Task Force, and the Medical Response Force.
The workshop is one of the key initiatives declared at the 18th Asean Chiefs of Army Multilateral Meeting last year.
Singapore's Chairmanship of the Asean Defense Ministers' Meeting of the Asean Defense Conference of the United States of America in the region.
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