The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

A team of US Marine Corps peacekeeping instructors from Okinawa, Japan, will visit Dhaka during July to train with the local military and take part in educational seminars, a press release from the American Center in Dhaka said yesterday.

The joint training is the result of a collaborative planning effort between US Marines and the Armed Forces of Bangladesh and is meant to improve the ability of the US and Bangladesh forces to work together and to learn from each other.

Cooperative efforts such as this show that Bangladesh and the US are committed to ensuring interoperability around the world.

The training will culminate with an international seminar advocating non-lethal means to deal with crises, such as riots and other situations routinely encountered during peacekeeping missions. Thirteen countries from all over the Asia-Pacific region will participate in the three-day seminar.