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Army Chief off to Singapore

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City Desk :
Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed left Dhaka for Singapore on Thursday on an official visit.

During the visit, he will attend the “International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue 21st Asia Security Summit-2024” to be held in Singapore from May 31 to June 2, 2024.

In addition, the army chief will hold bilateral meetings with the Chief of Staff (Army Chief) of the Singapore Armed Forces and high-ranking military and civilian officials from various countries, according to an ISPR press release.

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The IISS Shangri-La Dialogue is Asia’s premier defence summit.

It is a meeting where ministers debate the region’s most pressing security challenges, engage in important bilateral talks and come up with fresh approaches together.

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