Future Direction of the ARF

Adopted at the 9th ASEAN Regional Forum
31 July 2002
Bandar Seri Begawan
Brunei Darussalam

1. As an immediate step, consolidate and strengthen measures to combat international terrorism.
2. Enhance intelligence-sharing, police cooperation and financial measures against international terrorism.
3. Establish Inter-sessional Group on International Terrorism and Transnational Crimes.
4. Enhance the role of the ARF Chair and assign the ASEAN Secretariat to assist the ARF Chairman in co-ordinating the work of the ARF
5. Develop and utilise the Register of Experts/Eminent Persons.
6. Strengthen CBMs.
7. Widen engagement and involvement of security and defence officials, building upon the Singapore Concept Paper on Defence Dialogue within the ARF.
8. Enhance linkages between ARF and ASEAN-ISIS, CSCAP and other organisations.
9. Provide substantive follow-up to the Paper on Concept and Principles of Preventive Diplomacy adopted last year.