On August 21 and 22, the President of the Council of Delegates of the Inter-American Defense Board, General Luciano José Penna, attended the sixth edition of the South American Defense Conference (SOUTHDEC), held in Natal, Brazil.
The central theme of the Conference was "Regional cooperation in the area of defense in response to hemispheric challenges" and allowed debates on the current situation in Venezuela, humanitarian assistance to refugees, ways to combat transnational threats and responses to natural disasters.
The event was attended by the Minister of Defense of Brazil, the Chiefs of Defense of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname and Uruguay, as well as the Southern Commander of the United States.
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