Peacekeeping focus for Pacific military chiefs in New Zealand meeting

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WELLINGTON, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- High-ranking military personnel from around the Pacific will gather in Auckland next week for a three-day Pacific Armies Chiefs' Conference (PACC) followed by a five-day Pacific Armies' Management Seminar (PAMS).

Delegates from 32 countries were expected to attend the conferences, which would focus on how national and international communities could strengthen partnerships, and would allow New Zealand to showcase its role in world peace operations, said a statement from the New Zealand Defence Force.

This year's conference theme, "The Sum Is Greater than the Parts," would focus on uniting efforts behind 21st Century peacekeeping operations in a United Nations context, it said.

A keynote address would be given by Ameerah Haq, the UN under- secretary-general for field support.

The two events will run concurrently from Sept. 9 to 13.

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