The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), the organizer of the Shangri-La Dialogue (hereinafter referred to as the Shangri-La Dialogue), announced the two-day meeting agenda on its website on May 11, local time. During the conference, "America's Indo-Pacific Strategy", "Security Orders in Emerging Regions", "Environmental and Human Security Threats: The Impact of National Defense", "Enhancing Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region", "Cyber and Artificial Intelligence and Defense" will be held. New Technologies" and "Coping with Diverse Defense Challenges" 6 sub-forums and seminars.
According to Kyodo News, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga plans to attend the incense meeting and related matters are being coordinated. Yoshihide Suga plans to deliver a keynote speech at the opening ceremony.
△2019 Shangri-La Dialogue
At present, 18 defense ministers including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Indonesia , Malaysia , Brunei have confirmed to attend the Shangri-La Dialogue. It is expected that more defense ministers will be confirmed to attend the dialogue before the meeting. In addition, President Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka and senior officials of the European Commission will also attend the conference.
This year's Shangri-La Dialogue will be held at Singapore from June 4th to 5th. Participants will adopt a "bubble" mode and all meetings and discussions will be limited to two hotels.
The Shangri-La Dialogue is an annual forum jointly organized by the British think tank International Institute for Strategic Studies and the Office of the Asian Security Summit of the Ministry of Defense of Singapore. In 2020, due to the epidemic, the forum was cancelled for the first time in its 19-year history. This year's session will be shortened from three days to two days. (Headquarters reporter Deng Xuemei)
(Editor Wang Tingting)
