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Australia tightens security for summit with ASEAN

Australia has tightened security ahead of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit which is being held from March 16-18 in Sydney, the capital city of New South Wales.
Australia tightens security for summit with ASEAN ảnh 1Illustrative photo (Source: AFP)

Sydney (VNA) - Australia has tightened security for the ASEAN-AustraliaSpecial Summit which is being held from March 16-18 in Sydney, the capital cityof New South Wales.

A statementreleased by the New South Wales police on March 16 clarified that securitypersonnel will be deployed inside and around the summit venues to monitor crowdbehaviors and assist with crowd management.

New South WalesMinister for Police and Emergency Services Troy Grant also approved temporarymeasures allowing police to search people and vehicles without a warrant withina designated zone around the meeting venues.

The police willalso be allowed to remove cars that appear suspicious or are blocking roadways,prevent drones from flying over the summit area, and close roads in certainareas.

The same day,Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had a meeting with Singaporean PrimeMinister Lee Hsien Loong in Sydney. Turnbull affirmed that he respects ASEAN’scentral role in the region as well as its consensus model.

Turnbullrevealed that he will discuss with ASEAN leaders on issues related to economy,strategy and human resources during the summit.

In a bilateralmeeting with Turnbull on March 16, Cambodian PM Hun Sen was happy to receive anew pledge of 87 million USD from Australia for development in 2018.

ASEAN comprises of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar,the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.-VNA
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