The Army would conduct a three-day seminar on ‘Defeating Terrorism: the Sri Lankan Experience,’ scheduled to be held from May 31 to June 2, Army Commander Jagath Jayasuriya said yesterday.

He emphasized the predominance of the political effort, military effort, efficient politico military gearing and rapid resettlement as the core contributors to the success of the campaign. We will endeavour to propose adequate measures to manage and counter global terrorism, and discuss strategies for nation building while introducing the Sri Lankan perspective on counter terrorism, he said.

According to the Ministry of Defence, a comprehensive and effective counter terrorism strategy, operational and tactical level lessons covering intelligence, field engineering, medical aspects, and operations behind enemy lines, and the evolution of tactical level training would be discussed extensively during the seminar.

The role of human rights in counterinsurgency operations, rehabilitation programmes to integrate ex-combatants into society, and measures taken to mitigate factors that might lead to a resurgence of violence, and political reforms to accommodate all ethnic communities, and nation building would be the other key topics that would be touched on by the guests and also by the Sri Lanka Army during the seminar, the Defence Ministry said.

The Army Commander launched a web site www.defseminar.lk yesterday, to enable the delegation members to register online for the summit and also to obtain a general view of the seminar.