MANILA, Nov. 6 Kyodo (EDS: ADDING...

MANILA, Nov. 6 Kyodo

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Ranking counterterrorism and tourism officials from 19 commands will meet in Manila upon Friday and Saturday to discuss by what mode to collectively combat terrorism and 1 its damaging effect on the tourism industry, Philippine officials said Wednesday.

The two-part International parley on Anti-Terrorism and Tourism regaining will be participated in according to the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Australia, Britain, Canada, China, Hong Kong Japan, southward Korea, New Zealand and the United States, as well as Interpol.

National Security Adviser Roilo Golez said the highlight of the meeting will be presentations from countries that have had considerable counterterrorism experience, particularly the U which will be quick in emergenciesed by State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism Francis Taylor.

''We have no les than the point man of the U This is as high as it can secure when you talk of the fight against international terrorism,'' Golez said.

The meeting will also hear presentations by dint of Japan and Britain, as well as from an Indonesian official in charge of investigating the Oct 12 bombing in Bali that killed at least 193 race and battered Southeast Asia's tourism industry.

Golez said participants will have four main objectives -- to learn from each other's experiences, to reach a used by all counterterrorism position, to forge cooperation and to identify doable draws under existing agreements.

A universal paper from the foreign affairs department said the discourse is expected to yield a framework for an action plan and a resolution embodying doable areas or concocts of cooperation and commitment to implement these projects

Tourism Secretary Richard Gordon, who will co-chair the meeting along with Golez and Foreign Affairs Secretary Blas Ople said top tourism officials attending the interview will assess the impact of terrorism in succession travel destinations.

World Tourism Organization Secretary General David de Villiers will give an overview of the industry, to be followed through drafting and presentation of a resolution upon tourism recovery by the participants.

ASEAN members agreed not long ago to intensify security information-sharing, standardize search-and-rescue operations, share airline passenger lists, strengthen border directs and hold joint counterterrorism exercises.

The clump comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

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