U.S. to continue aiding fight against terrorism in Malacca Straits
U.S. to continue aiding fight against terrorism in Malacca Straits
20:39, March 10, 2010 
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The United States will continue to take active role in providing support to the littoral states of the Malacca Straits to combat terrorism, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
Kurt Campbell, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, made this remark at a press conference held in Putrajaya, Malaysia's federal administration center.
The Singaporean authorities earlier issued an alert on possible terrorist attacks on oil tankers at the Malacca Straits.
Responding to the statement, Campbell said that the U.S. was committed to providing as much assistance as possible, stressing that the cooperation between the U.S. and the countries in the region was strong.
He also revealed that discussions on this matter were held recently in Singapore.
According to the statement issued by the Malaysian Foreign Affairs Ministry on Wednesday, Campbell and his delegation met Rastam Mohd Isa, Secretary-General of the Malaysian Foreign Affairs Ministry in the Second Malaysia-U.S. Second Senior Officials Dialogue on Wednesday.
Campbell said that he had concluded a very successful discussion with his Malaysian counterpart, adding that U.S.- Malaysian relations were on the verge of substantial improvements.
This could be seen from steps taken in the past on issues about trade, cooperation on counter terrorism and several more, added Campbell.
While both countries could take substantial steps ahead to improve the bilateral relationship, Campbell said he was willing to help in achieving the goal.
Meanwhile, Campbell said that both countries had agreed on some specific visits and engagement where the Malaysian side would announce in coming days.
The dialogue, held after the first one concluded in May 2006, provides an avenue for both sides to discuss bilateral issues of mutual concern. Malaysia believes that it will pave the way to stronger relations between the two countries.
In 2009, the U.S. was Malaysia's third biggest trade partner with total trade amounting to 109.23 billion ringgit (32 billion U. S. dollars).
Source: Xinhua
Kurt Campbell, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, made this remark at a press conference held in Putrajaya, Malaysia's federal administration center.
The Singaporean authorities earlier issued an alert on possible terrorist attacks on oil tankers at the Malacca Straits.
Responding to the statement, Campbell said that the U.S. was committed to providing as much assistance as possible, stressing that the cooperation between the U.S. and the countries in the region was strong.
He also revealed that discussions on this matter were held recently in Singapore.
According to the statement issued by the Malaysian Foreign Affairs Ministry on Wednesday, Campbell and his delegation met Rastam Mohd Isa, Secretary-General of the Malaysian Foreign Affairs Ministry in the Second Malaysia-U.S. Second Senior Officials Dialogue on Wednesday.
Campbell said that he had concluded a very successful discussion with his Malaysian counterpart, adding that U.S.- Malaysian relations were on the verge of substantial improvements.
This could be seen from steps taken in the past on issues about trade, cooperation on counter terrorism and several more, added Campbell.
While both countries could take substantial steps ahead to improve the bilateral relationship, Campbell said he was willing to help in achieving the goal.
Meanwhile, Campbell said that both countries had agreed on some specific visits and engagement where the Malaysian side would announce in coming days.
The dialogue, held after the first one concluded in May 2006, provides an avenue for both sides to discuss bilateral issues of mutual concern. Malaysia believes that it will pave the way to stronger relations between the two countries.
In 2009, the U.S. was Malaysia's third biggest trade partner with total trade amounting to 109.23 billion ringgit (32 billion U. S. dollars).
Source: Xinhua
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