September 22, 2017 | 22:25 (GMT+7)
Vietnam to host PAMS-42
PANO – Vietnam will host the 42nd Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS-42), scheduled to be held in September 2018 in Hanoi. This information was announced at the closing ceremony of the PAMS-41 and the 10th Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference (PACC-10) on September 21 in Seoul.
Vietnam to host PAMS-42. Photo for illustration
In four days, September 18-21, three PAMS-41 and two PACC-10 plenary sessions were held, discussing the shared theme of “United Efforts: Building Civil-Military Partnerships in Land Force Response to Non-traditional Security Threats.”
PAMS-41 created a forum for high-ranking army officers of armies in the Pacific region to exchange notes about cooperation between military and civil forces in dealing with non-traditional security threats arising in the Asia-Pacific region and the world at large. The seminar also helped promote research, analysis and exchange of experiences under the theme, while providing a chance for expanding relations among leaders of armies and security forces in the region.
At the closing ceremony, the organizing panel handed over the PAMS-42 hosting flag to Vietnam. The PAMS-42 activities, relating to the role of armed forces in search and rescue, humanitarian aid and natural disaster consequence relief, will be co-organized by the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam and the US Pacific Command.
Translated by Huu Duong