AFFIRMING the need for ASEAN to speak with a united voice at international discussions aimed at developing international policy and capacity building frameworks with regard to cyber security so as to more effectively advance regional interests at such discussions; NOTING the outcomes of discussions in various ASEAN sectoral fora that have called for greater regional cooperation in cybersecurity policy development, diplomacy, cooperation and capacity building, such as the Chairman’s Statement of the 31st ASEAN Summit on 13 November 2017 in Manila, Philippines; the Joint Communique of the 50th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on 5 August 2017 in Manila, Philippines; the Joint Declaration of the ASEAN Defence Ministers on Partnering for Change, Engaging the World of the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) on 23 October 2017 in Manila, Philippines; as well as the outcomes of discussions by ASEAN ICT and Cybersecurity Ministers at the 2nd ASEAN Ministerial Conference on Cybersecurity (AMCC) on 18 September 2017 in Singapore; and EMPHASISING the need to synergise relevant undertakings across ASEAN Sectoral Bodies and Pillars to avoid duplication of efforts, while ensuring that existing and future initiatives on cyber security are coordinated and streamlined; ACKNOWLEDGING the work that has been done in fostering greater regional cybersecurity cooperation and capacity building, including law enforcement training on cybersecurity and cybercrimes through efforts such as the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC), ASEAN Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministers’ Meeting (TELMIN), AMCC, ASEAN Cyber Capacity Programme, ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Inter-Sessional Meeting on ICT Security and the ADMM-Plus Experts’ Working Group Meeting on Cyber Security; TAKING NOTE of the initiatives to address cyber threats under other multilateral fora, including the United Nations; DO HEREBY AGREE TO REAFFIRM the need to build closer cooperation and coordination among ASEAN Member States on cybersecurity policy development and capacity building initiatives, including through the ASEAN Cyber Capacity Programme, the AMCC and the ASEAN-Japan Cybersecurity Capacity Building Centre, towards the promotion of voluntary and non-binding cyber norms, as well as the development of a peaceful, secure and resilient rules-based cyberspace that will contribute to continued economic progress, enhanced regional connectivity within and improved living standards across ASEAN; 2