1. The Sixteenth ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (16^th AMMTC) was convened on 21 September 2022 via videoconference to discuss ways and measures to further strengthen regional cooperation in combating transnational crime, particularly in responding to challenges in the post-COVID-19 pandemic landscape. The Meeting was preceded by the Preparatory ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crime (SOMTC) for the 16^th AMMTC, which was held on 20 September 2022 via videoconference. The 16^th AMMTC was chaired by the Kingdom of Cambodia, under the theme “ASEAN A.C.T.: Addressing Challenges Together”.

2. We acknowledged the outcomes and progress of meetings under the purview of the AMMTC, including the 22^nd SOMTC and Its Related Meetings held on 19-21 July 2022 via videoconference and the 25^th ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration Departments and Heads of Consular Affairs Divisions of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (DGICM) and Its Related Meetings, held in Singapore on 23-25 August 2022 via videoconference (hybrid format).

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