Pacific Army chiefs\\\' conf begins in city tomorrow

Senior Army officers from around the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean regions will meet in the city for the 34th Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS) tomorrow (Sunday), reports UNB.

Army officers and security officials from 23 nations in the Asia-Pacific and Indian ocean region will meet at the seminar.

PAMS is co-hosted by the US Army, Pacific and the Bangladesh Army, said a media release on Friday.

The theme for PAMS is 'A new focus on the Asia-Pacific region: Opportunities and challenges for land forces'.

During PAMS, the seminar participants will discuss topics that relate to this theme.

The topics are: "Practicing cooperation, developing interoperability of concepts for non-traditional security, 'Balancing requirements for meeting traditional and non-traditional threats', 'Civil-military and multinational cooperation, the essential elements for future stability', 'Building response capacity of land forces for issues of environmental security'.

General Iqbql Karim Bhuiyan, chief of Army, Bangladesh and Commander, US Army, Pacific General Vincent Brooks will deliver welcome addresses at the PAMS.

PAMS is a multinational military seminar that provides a forum for senior-level (lieutenant colonel to lieutenant general, or national equivalent) officers from the Asia Pacific's regional ground forces to exchange views and ideas.

It is not only a forum to enhance understanding of the subjects studied, it also provides an opportunity for the future leaders of the region's armies to establish and cultivate a set of strong interpersonal relationships.

Pacific armies management seminars have been held throughout the Asia Pacific Region since 1978.