A US delegation is scheduled to attend a workshop in Colombo, co-hosted by the Office of the Chief of Defence Staff on behalf of the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development and the United States Pacific Command on behalf of the US Department of Defence.
The Multinational Planning Augmentation Team (MPAT) Tempest Express – 24 Staff Planning Workshop will take place from April 1, 2014 to April 9, 2014 at the Galadari Hotel, army spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya said.
Foreign participants at the workshop will include 20 officials from the US and representatives from 15 other countries namely, Vietnam, Canada, Bangladesh, Australia, Philippines, New Zealand, Nepal, Maldives, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore, Thailand and Japan.
The workshop will examine issues, including as to how they can extend mutual support to each other during natural or man-made disasters.
Chief of Defence Staff General J Jayasuriya, Navy Commander Vice Admiral Jayanath Colomboge and the US Ambassador to Colombo Michell J Sisson have been listed to attend the opening and closing ceremonies of the event, reported the Colombo Gazette.
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