1. The 12th Meeting of the ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration Departments and Heads of Consular Affairs Divisions of Ministries of Foreign Affairs (DGICM) was held on 4 – 5 November 2008 in Kuala Lumpur. It was chaired by Datuk Mahmood bin Adam, Director-General of Immigration, Malaysia, and was attended by the Directors-General of Immigration and Heads of Consular Affairs Divisions of Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the ASEAN Member States and representatives of the ASEAN Secretariat.

2. The Meeting reviewed the progress on the realization of the Work Programme to implement the ASEAN Plan of Action on Immigration Matters adopted in 2002. In this regard, the Meeting noted the updates on implementation of the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Visa Exemption, development of the Comprehensive Plan of Action to implement the ASEAN Convention on Counter Terrorism, the ASEAN – EC Border management and Document Security Programme.

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