Colombo (News 1st): The Colombo Defence Seminar held for the ninth consecutive year began at the BMICH under the theme ‘Evolving Military Excellence in the Contemporary Security Landscape’.

The military expects around 800 participants to attend the Defence Seminar including participants from 42 countries. The programme will include 13 foreign and 14 local speakers over nine sessions following a trajectory of intellectual interactions.

The Defence Seminar will also include presentations of the participating experts and comments of the expert panel towards the culmination of the sessions.

The Colombo Defence Seminar commenced in 2011 and has since been an annual event on the military calendar.

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