The Third China-ASEAN Attorney Generals' Meeting started in
Jakarta on Monday to strengthen their cooperation in combating
transnational crimes like terrorism, corruption, money laundering
as well as human and drug trafficking.
The ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and
Chinese attorney generals should boost judicial cooperation to
severely punish transnational crimes and contribute to the regional
security, said Indonesian Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh,
after inaugurating the meeting together with Jia Chunwang,
Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate of
China.
Fruitful cooperation could be expected as the member countries
of the meeting shared one purpose of safeguarding the dignity of
law and maintaining the justice of society, he said at the opening
ceremony of the meeting.
Meanwhile, Jia made some proposals for deepening exchange and
cooperation, such as maintaining the exchange of high-level visits,
promoting the system of public procurators' exchange of expertise
and upgrading the professional quality of procurators.
Prior to the meeting, all participants were welcomed at the
State Palace by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who
emphasized the importance of regional cooperation.
The China-ASEAN Attorney Generals' Meeting was inaugurated by
China in 2004 to bring about concerted efforts among ASEAN
countries' and Chinese procuratorates to fight against
transnational crimes.
The first meeting was held in Kunming, Yunnan Province of China,
the second in Bangkok, Thailand and the fourth is to be convened in
Macao, China.
(Xinhua News Agency August 1, 2006)
