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Army chief to fly to US for official visit early Saturday

  • Published at 12:27 am September 11th, 2021
Army chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed
File photo of Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed ISPR

He will participate in bilateral meetings with his counterparts of different countries during the visit

Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed is scheduled to fly to the US for an official visit at the invitation of the US Army around 1:40am on Saturday.

According a press release of the  Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), General  Shafiuddin will attend the "Indo-Pacific Army Chiefs' Conference (IPACC)-2021", jointly organized by US Indo-Pacific Command and the Papua New Guinea Defence Force alongside senior leaders from 17 countries of the Indo-Pacific region.


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The future of the operational environment is expected to be discussed in the conference.

Besides,  the Army chief will participate in bilateral meetings with his counterparts of different countries during the visit.