Meeting Details
Resolution 1
Resolution 2
Resolution 3
Resolution 4
Resolution 5
VISAKHAPATNAM : 27-28 SEP 18
Resolution 1
IONS Guidelines for HADR were provisionally approved during the Conclave of Chiefs at Tehran on Apr 18. The Guidelines have been validated and approved by the IWG through conduct of a Table Top Exercise at Visakhapatnam from 27 to 28 Sep 18. The approved Guidelines Ver 3.2 have been hosted on the IONS website.
Resolution 2
IWG members will continue to share HADR operational experiences including analysis/lessons learnt.
Resolution 3
IONS member nations are encouraged to invite other IONS member nations as active participants or observers in HADR training events and exercises.
Resolution 4
IWG member nations are encouraged to volunteer for conducting Field Training Exercise based on IONS Guidelines for HADR.
Resolution 5
The following resolutions were drawn out from the lessons learnt after the conduct of the Table Top Exercise:
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