Rep. Austin Scott Wraps-Up HASC Trip to Enhance Indo-Asian Relationships

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Today, U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08) and a bipartisan delegation of House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Members returned from a four-nation foreign relations visit to the region of East Asia. Over the course of the visit, the group met with world leaders and high-ranking government and military officials in South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and Singapore. The group also participated in the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's premier security dialogue organized by the International Institute for Strategic Studies held annually in Singapore. The forum's aim is to develop a dialogue on security measures and issues in the region and bring forth cooperation among the participating nations.

"Over the last several days, I've had the unique opportunity to hear and see first-hand the real threats impacting peace and security and the tools the international community is utilizing to tackle those threats head-on," said. Rep. Scott. "In the wake of increased security threats, it is as important as ever to ensure our critical security alliances continue to prosper, and I am hopeful our visits this past week reaffirm the strong bipartisan cooperation between the U.S. and our allies in securing and supporting peace in the region and around the world."

Additional Members of the bipartisan delegation included HASC Chairman Mac Thornberry (TX-13), Rep. Madeleine Bordallo (Guam), Rep. Bradley Byrne (AL-01), Rep. Seth Moulton (MA-06), Rep. Stephanie Murphy (FL-07), Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24), and Rep. Mike Gallagher (WI-08).

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