State Secretary for Security Policy and Chief of the Armed Forces to attend Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore
Bern, 30.05.2024 - From 31 May to 2 June, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) will bring together representatives from the security sector from the Asia-Pacific region, North America, Europe and the Middle East at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue to discuss current security policy challenges in Asia. Switzerland will be represented at the security summit by State Secretary for Security Policy Markus Mäder and Chief of the Armed Forces Thomas Süssli.
The annual Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) serves as a platform for decision-makers from around the world to discuss challenges in the security sector and to identify possible political solutions. As the leading security policy conference in Asia and the Indo-Pacific region, the SLD offers a wide variety of panel discussions in which challenges and opportunities in the areas of new technologies, cyber threats and artificial intelligence as well as current developments and regional tensions are addressed. Participants discuss possible solutions, ranging from deterrence, defence, partnerships and crisis management to law enforcement.
Bilateral discussions
In addition to the panel discussions, numerous bilateral meetings will take place during the summit. Both the State Secretary for Security Policy and the Chief of the Armed Forces will meet with their counterparts from Asia and Europe. The focus of the exchanges between the State Secretary and his counterparts will be on the current security policy situation in the South China Sea and the Middle East. The Chief of the Armed Forces will discuss aspects relating to the development of the armed forces and innovation.
Address for enquiries
Stéphanie Grillet
SEPOS Spokesperson
+41 58 463 07 09
Publisher
State Secretariat for Security Policy
https://www.sepos.admin.ch/de
Defence
http://www.vtg.admin.ch
General Secretariat DDPS
https://www.vbs.admin.ch/
