Jakarta, Oct. 27 -- The United States is open to involving more Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia, in future editions of the US-Pacific Islands Conference of Police Ministers (COPMIN), a senior US diplomat said.

US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) F Cartwright Weiland said the rising transnational crime across the Pacific required broader international cooperation.

"We welcome continued engagement with partners across the Pacific and the Americas who share our goal of disrupting these transnational criminal networks that threaten our shared security," Weiland said in response to a question from ANTARA during a virtual press briefing monitored here on Tu...