By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
SINGAPORE , May 29, 2014 – Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey
arrived here today to participate in the 13th annual Asia Security Summit.
Sponsored by the International Institute for Strategic
Studies, the Shangri-La Dialogue as it is known, is an opportunity for the
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to meet with his counterparts from the
region and around the world.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will arrive for the summit
tomorrow and will meet with fellow defense chiefs and deliver an address on
U.S. contributions to regional stability.
Hagel and Dempsey also will hold trilateral meetings with
Japanese and Korean defense officials in addition to their meetings with other
regional leaders.
Dempsey arrived here from Abu Dhabi, the United Arab
Emirates, where he participated in the Joint Strategic Military Meeting. He
will later travel to Saudi Arabia for consultations with Saudi defense leaders.
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