May 30th 2003
Asia's biggest gathering of defense ministers and armed forces chiefs will focus on terrorism and the North Korean nuclear crisis this weekend, while host Singapore assured no threats to security or health from SARS. The second annual Asia Security Conference marks the region's first major gathering tackling the issue since the end of the war on Iraq. It also encompasses the largest contingent of high-level officials to gather in the city-state since the outbreak of SARS. The event organized by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies kicks off late today with a speech from Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's founding father.
