Senior Intelligence Officials From 24 Countries Meet In Secret In Singapore

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines (centre) represented the US at the secret meeting of spy chiefs in Singapore.(Reuters: Caroline Chia) 

CNBC/Reuters: World’s spy chiefs meet in secret conclave in Singapore 

* The meetings are organized by the Singapore government and have been discreetly held at a separate venue alongside the security summit for several years, sources said. 

* The U.S. was represented by Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, the head of her country’s intelligence community. 

Senior officials from about two dozen of the world’s major intelligence agencies held a secret meeting on the fringes of the Shangri-La Dialogue security meeting in Singapore this weekend, five people told Reuters. 

Such meetings are organised by the Singapore government and have been discreetly held at a separate venue alongside the security summit for several years, they said. The meetings have not been previously reported. 

The U.S. was represented by Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, the head of her country’s intelligence community, while China was among the other countries present, despite the tensions between the two superpowers.  

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Update #1: World's spy chiefs connect in secret conclave at Shangri-La Dialogue security meeting in Singapore (ABC News Australia)  

Update #2: World's spy chiefs meet in secret conclave in Singapore: Report (WION)

WNU Editor: This secret meeting was held alongside the Shangri-La Dialogue security meeting in Singapore this weekend. Officials from China and the United States were present, as well as representatives from two dozen of the world's major intelligence agencies.