Shangri-La Dialogue 2008

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Press Coverage 2008

01 Jun 2008 - - Reuters - Myanmar defends cyclone response Myanmar Deputy Defence Minister Aye Myint, in Singapore for a security conference also attended by Gates, insisted the government had acted swiftly and it was open to foreign aid with "no strings attached." "Through the prompt and immediate supervision of the supervisory central body headed by the prime minister and member ministers, relief camps and hospitals were opened, debris was cleared, emergency power and water supply restored,"...
01 Jun 2008 - - Reuters - Iraq hits milestones on U.S. troop deaths and oil U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Iraq's oil minister credited better security for the two milestones, which illustrated a dramatic turnabout in the fortunes of a country on the brink of all-out sectarian civil war just 12 months ago. "We've still got a distance to go but I think lower casualty rates are a reflection of some real progress," Gates told reporters in Singapore. "The key will be to continue to sustain the progress we have...
01 Jun 2008 - - Xinhua News - Asian security summit focuses on int'l co-op in disaster relief The annual Asian Security Summit, also known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, concluded here Sunday with defense ministers and senior officials from 27 countries heavily focusing on international cooperation in disaster relief. Meeting for the first time since Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar and the earthquake hit China last month, defense ministers including U.S. defense secretary, China's deputy chief of the general staff of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and Myanmar's deputy defense minister,...
01 Jun 2008 - - Associated Press - Gates slams Myanmar over response to aid offers Myanmar's rulers "have kept their hands in their pockets" while other countries sought to help cyclone victims, the Pentagon chief said Saturday, branding the military government as "deaf and dumb" for obstructing aid efforts. Despite the dire situation, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said at an international security conference that the U.S. will not force assistance on the country.
01 Jun 2008 - - Bernama - US Praises Malaysia For Security Role US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Malaysia had proven its capability in safeguarding the Straits of Malacca and its fight against piracy and terrorism. He said US-Malaysia relations, especially between their military, were good and they were looking into new opportunities to further enhance their military cooperation, he told a media conference on the sidelines of the 7th International Institute for Strategic Studies and Asia Security Summit - The Shangri-La Dialogue...
01 Jun 2008 - - VOA News - Gates Says Burma Guilty of Criminal Neglect After Cyclone. In remarks at the forum in Singapore, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said unless the Burmese government changes its approach, more people will die. Gates said he would describe the Burmese generals' current policy as one of - in his words - criminal neglect.

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Agenda

2008 Agenda

Plenary Sessions and Speeches

2008 Speeches

Dialogue Report 2008

The IISS has a compiled a report on the summit held in 2008 containing details of the plenary sessions and a flavour of the discussions in the breakout groups.

The Shangri-La Dialogue Report 2008 is available online.