Bali, Indonesia, 11 October 2011

1. We, the ASEAN Ministers overseeing the responsibilities of combating transnational crimes, gathered in Bali, Indonesia, on 11 October 2011, to consolidate and further strengthen regional cooperation in combating transnational crimes. His Excellency Police General Timur Pradopo, Chief of Indonesian National Police, chaired the meeting. The Secretary-General of ASEAN also attended the Meeting. The Meeting was preceded by a Preparatory ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crime (SOMTC) for the 8th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (hereinafter referred to as “AMMTC”) held on 10 October 2011.

2. We noted with satisfaction the productive discussions on wide-ranging issues as well as achievements attained under the purview of various sectoral bodies responsible for transnational crimes, including the work programme and action plan. This is in line with our commitment to take necessary steps to suppress transnational crimes as threat to peace, security, and stability of the region.

3. We are pleased to note that the ASEAN Convention on Counter- Terrorism (ACCT) has entered into force on 27 May 2011, following the ratification of the Convention by six ASEAN Member States. We called for the accession of the ACCT by the remaining ASEAN Member States.

4. We also expressed our appreciation to the work of the SOMTC Working Group on Counter Terrorism for their efforts in finalizing the Second Phase of ASEAN-Japan Counter Terrorism Dialogue (March 2011–March 2015) and efforts to synergise the SOMTC Work Programme with other forums such as ASEAN Defence Ministerial Meeting (ADMM) Plus and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF).

5. We welcomed the recommendation of the Aviation Security Seminar held in Jakarta, 5-6 July 2011, under the framework of ASEAN-Japan Cooperation on Counter Terrorism which will enhance the capacity of ASEAN in addressing terrorism threat against civil aviation.

6. We lauded the SOMTC for their work to finalise the SOMTC Work Programme 2010-2012 and tasked them to implement the Work Programme.

7. During our Retreat, we had an in depth discussion and exchanged views, and agreed to follow-up the ASEAN Leaders’ Joint Statement in Enhancing Cooperation against Trafficking in Persons in Southeast Asia, particularly in accelerating the establishment of ASEAN Convention on Trafficking in Persons (ACTIP) or other legal instruments which will ensure the protection of our people against such transnational crimes and review of the progress and future work. We expressed our appreciation to the effort of ASEAN Member States to study the feasibility of the establishment of an ACTIP and took positive note the outcomes of the Second Experts’ Meeting to Study the Feasibility of Developing an ACTIP held in the Philippines on 21-23 September 2011. We further tasked the SOMTC to discuss and follow up such outcomes. We also discussed our cooperation in counter terrorism after the entry into force of the ACCT and agreed to enhance our future cooperation in more extensive programmes and approaches.

8. We noted with satisfaction the progress report of the implementation of the SOMTC Work Programme (2010-2012). We tasked SOMTC Lead Shepherds to actively implement SOMTC Work Programme under their purview and conduct concrete activities which support the attainment of our objectives in addressing transnational crimes and convene coordination meetings before the next AMMTC meeting. We also strongly encouraged the Lead Shepherds as well as the ASEAN Member States to step up their efforts to initiate and implement practical projects and activities under SOMTC.

9. We took note of the outcomes of the 15th Meeting of Directors-General of Immigration Departments and Heads of Consular Affairs Division of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (DGICM) held on 3-6 October 2011 in Singapore and reiterated its role as an important forum in ASEAN to discuss immigration and consular issues.

10. We noted that money laundering and terrorism financing issues have been considered as the backbone of most transnational crimes activities. We also further noted that cyber crime has been growing so rapidly. Therefore, we should also step up our efforts and cooperation in preventing and eradicating those crimes.

11. We commended the efforts made by our senior officials on drug matters in achieving ASEAN Drug Free 2015 and tasked the ASEAN Senior Officials on Drug Matters (ASOD) to determine specific targets and timeline to the ASOD work plan and report the progress of its implementation to the next AMMTC. We agreed that in achieving ASEAN Drug Free 2015, cooperation within the broader ASEAN community should be further strengthened and coordinated. It should be done by strengthening regional framework, mainstreaming drug concerns in other relevant ASEAN Bodies and supporting and sustaining other development efforts.

12. We were pleased to note the report of the Chairman of the 31st ASEAN Chief of National Police (ASEANAPOL) recommending to harmonise and synergise cooperation among existing regional sectoral bodies responsible for transnational crime which would complement the progressive measures in building ASEAN Political and Security Community by 2015.

13. We welcomed the convening of the 2nd ASEAN Maritime Forum (AMF) held in Pattaya, Thailand, 17-19 August 2011. We stressed the need to strengthen the AMF and utilise it as a means to identify maritime cooperation and discuss different ways to counter transnational crimes and to provide solutions to related issues and challenges.

14. We welcomed the kind offer of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to host the 9th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime in Vientiane in November 2013.

15. We expressed our profound gratitude to the Vice-President of the Republic of Indonesia Prof. Dr. Boediono for graciously granting an audience to the Ministers and Senior Officials and for his invaluable advice in advancing regional cooperation in combating transnational crime.

16. We sincerely thanked the Government and the people of the Republic of Indonesia for their warm and generous hospitality accorded to us and our respective delegations and excellent arrangements made for the Meeting.