{"id":269818,"date":"2020-09-25T05:51:40","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T09:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=269818"},"modified":"2020-09-25T05:51:40","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T09:51:40","slug":"afp-commits-full-support-to-asean-counter-terror-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/09\/25\/afp-commits-full-support-to-asean-counter-terror-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"AFP commits full support to Asean counter-terror cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script async=\"1\" defer=\"1\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v8.0\" nonce=\"BLqBleSy\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/armedforcesofthephilippines\/posts\/10158496978773766?__cft__[0]=AZUDnsDbhnjdJPpB5vrH4B9omApaGI-dVcm2G0EGPQJ4w4vt4zuXUlJRX5CJWqa11VAFaoXcvj9udleJtOP1FDjr83P4jIErUsz4c9-HzXaicAtAfD1Io7B-ZP5SdXuBwHWnF2jCwW7vz0GEoGPfxtZlJKCLt3hysBU-CiJ1vdNcI6FdWkPRSdCpW8oS4TPwFB8&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\" data-width=\"750\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/armedforcesofthephilippines\/posts\/10158496978773766\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\n<p>AFP Chief Gapay calls for unity in 17th ASEAN Chiefs of Defense Forces MeetingCAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City \u2013 The Armed&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/armedforcesofthephilippines\/\">Armed Forces of the Philippines<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/armedforcesofthephilippines\/posts\/10158496978773766\">Thursday, September 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief-of-Staff, Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay stressed on Thursday the Philippines&#8217; commitment to counter-terrorism cooperation with other militaries in the Southeast Asian region.<\/p>\n<p>During the 17th Asean Chiefs of Defense Forces Meeting (ACDFM) held through a virtual conference, Gapay proposed his five-point plan on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>This includes the increased maritime border patrol operations; improvement of existing mechanisms for bomb data exploitation; advocating peace-related initiatives through different social media platforms; having a common understanding of respective Anti-Terrorism laws in the region, and a common approach in response to the Asean Comprehensive Plan of Action on Counter-Terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Gapay also underscored the country\u2019s commitment to supporting the development of the Asean-China Code of Conduct in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized the importance of maintaining mutual trust and confidence in the region and to pursue peaceful resolution of disputes in accordance with universally recognized principles of international law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Philippines supports the conclusion of an effective and substantive Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, which will be an important and lasting legacy of the Asean and China in ensuring peace, security, and stability in the area,\u201d Gapay said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>He also called for &#8220;continuous unity and mutual trust&#8221; among the militaries of the regional bloc.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAsean must be united, now more than ever, with the ongoing crisis brought about by the effects of Covid-19. As nations across the globe, not only within Asean, exert great efforts to fight this pandemic, the Armed Forces are being called by our respective governments to perform a great deal of supporting tasks,\u201d Gapay added.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the flexibility of the Asean collaboration in both traditional and non-traditional challenges makes the partnership a strength in the region\u2019s security arrangement and the ACDFM signify the strength of the countries\u2019 unity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am confident that we will achieve a strengthened security relationship towards a cohesive and responsive Asean. After all, we have a shared commitment and mutual responsibility in dealing with common regional security challenges and in preserving the region\u2019s stability,\u201d Gapay said.<\/p>\n<p>The ACDFM, formerly called Asean Chiefs of Defense Forces Informal Meeting (ACDFIM), is a venue for all Asean Chiefs of Defense to discuss and assess in a strategic, comprehensive, positive, and productive manner all prominent issues and concerns of mutual interests.<\/p>\n<p>This year marks the 17th iteration of the meeting with the theme \u201cMilitary Cooperation for a Cohesive and Responsive Asean\u201d. The Vietnam People\u2019s Army led by its Chief of General Staff, Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang is this year\u2019s chairman.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the health and safety risks posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, Vietnam People\u2019s Army decided to hold the meeting through a virtual conference. Among the attendees were the Chiefs of Defense Forces of Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People\u2019s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of Singapore, and the Kingdom of Thailand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AFP Chief Gapay calls for unity in 17th ASEAN Chiefs of Defense Forces MeetingCAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City \u2013 The Armed&#8230; &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":269819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-269818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","mauthors-priam-nepomuceno","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269818"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":269820,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269818\/revisions\/269820"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/269819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}