(VOVWORLD) - The Phillipines, Malaysia, and Indonesia will cooperate in working out anti-Islamic State measures and strategies to rid Southeast Asia of the ISIS scourge, according to a joint statement in Manila on Thursday.
The Foreign Ministers of the 3 countries have agreed to boost the fight against ISIS militants in the region by tightening control of funding and online propaganda, and stopping weapons smuggling.
 The Trilateral Meeting on Security among the Phillipines, Indonesia, and Malaysia (Source: AFP/VNA) |
The 3 countries reaffirmed their commitment to dealing with transnational challenges and threats to regional stability and prosperity.