‘Raise combat ability’
CAIRO, Nov 28, (KUNA): The security developments in the region require upgrading training amongst the Arab armies to raise their preparedness and combat ability, said Chief of Kuwait Military Education Authority of Ministry of Defense Major-General Fahad Al-Turaiji.
Al-Turaiji made the statement to KUNA on Sunday on the sidelines of the 26th symposium of chiefs of military training authorities of the Arab countries being held at the Arab League’s Secretariat.
The chiefs will approve a comprehensive study on the best methods to plan and carry out the joint Arab training with a unified strategy, said Al-Turaiji, who is leading the Kuwaiti delegation to the symposium.
As soon as the study is approved, all Arab armies will benefit from it and implement its content during military trainings and exercises in a way that includes consensus on unifying the methods of common training, Al-Turaiji elaborated.
This will facilitate implementing any common future military operations among the Arab armies, he pointed out.
The Arab peace and security council and the military administration organize annual symposiums for chiefs of the Arab training authorities to prepare comprehensive studies, with the aim of raising combat readiness and defense integration, he stated.
Meanwhile, Kuwait’s Health Ministry and the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional office co-organized on Monday a workshop focusing on the enhancement of leadership skills, in an endeavor that brings together health officials from across the wider Gulf Arab region.
The workshop has recruited prominent health officials from the Gulf Cooperation Council to share their leadership know how with participants, WHO’s Kuwait-based representative Assad Hafeez said in a statement.