Cooperation is key to fight threats to peace, says Gen Iqbal Karim

Chief of Army Staff General Iqbql Karim Bhuiyan said Wednesday cooperation is the key to success in combating non-traditional threats, reports UNB.

"Today the entire human race is facing common enemies like hunger, disease, natural disasters and illegal drugs. When we all fight against a common set of enemies on a single front, we have no other means to win over the threats but to cooperate within ourselves," Gen. Iqbal Karim told the conclusion session of a 4-day Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS-38) at Hotel Radisson in the city.

The Army Chief said the multidimensional, transnational, complex and hybrid threats facing the region demand that "We practice greater resilience, share our thoughts, ideas and information and pursue a truly unified approach towards the solution."

He said the pervasive and globalised nature of threats demand that "We too gear up our countermeasures to a regional and global scale." "It will only be possible if we brush aside our minor differences and join our hands together," he added.

Gen. Iqbal Karim said the seminar provided the participants with an opportunity to share their ideas and views.

He expressed the hope that senior army officers attending the seminar would guide the new generation military leaders to work for peace. "The legacy of strong partnership we have developed here need to be induced among our junior leaderships at home to shape a better future for all."