1. The Ninth ASEAN Plus Japan Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (9th AMMTC + Japan) Consultation was convened in Vientiane, Lao PDR, on 29 August 2024. The Consultation was co-chaired by Singapore and Japan.
2. We took note of the outcomes of the Twentieth ASEAN Plus Japan Senior Officials’ Meeting on Transnational Crime (20th SOMTC + Japan) Consultation held in Vientiane, Lao DPR on 27 June 2024, and the Preparatory SOMTC + Japan for the 9th AMMTC + Japan Consultation held on 27 August 2024 in Vientiane, Lao PDR.

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