Publish Date: 21 November 2002 - 00:01
2003 by Malaysia in terrorism counter to Centre its given has cabinet Malaysian The -- IRNA 21, Nov Lumpur, Kuala regional State-proposed United the of up setting the for light green called be will that Malaysia in counter-terrorism on centre training .Counter-Terrorism for Centre Asia South-East the went everything if said Albar Hamid Syed Minister Foreign it and possible as soon as start would centre the on work smoothly, .year next of end the before operational become would work would Ministry Foreign the said, he agency, lead the As .centre the of up setting the in States United the with closely with forge can we that co-operation of kind the studying are We" keen very a shown have They .centre the to regards with US the office at newsmen told he "this, on us with perate co-o to willingness .here centre the on paper Cabinet the presented earlier had Hamid Syed .meeting the at be would centre the maintaining and building of cost the said He opened be would programmes training its but Malaysia, by borne fully .governments foreign other and countries member Asean to to building capacity on focus will programmes training The" and terrorist on issues handling in expertise country's a enhance .manner effective an in terrorism operational of element any have not will programmes Its" .added he "training, military any or approaches regional the up set to willingness Malaysia's on announcement The with meeting his during Bush .W George President US by made was centre Economic Asia-Pacific 10th the of sidelines the on leaders Asean .recently Mexico in meeting Government of Heads (APEC) Cooperation BN/HM End