Over 80 military officers from Pakistan, China, and 56 other countries at a meeting held here discussed current international and regional security issues and the security challenges being faced by the developing countries.
Underlining the need for greater co-operation, they agreed that the world security issue had never been so closely linked to the fate of every country and safeguarding national security had never been so urgent.
Official sources told APP here on Saturday that the two-day event was aimed at seeking means to safeguard the regional and global security.
Taking part in the debate on the issue at Beijing's International Security seminar, Pakistan delegate, Brigadier Mohammad Nazar Tiwana, said his country was prepared to co-operate with world community to promote rule of law, peace, and security.
He expressed concern over the growing non-traditional threats, and hoped these would be dealt with more seriously, taking it as a common problem, being faced by almost all countries of the world.
Tiwana pointed out that the non-traditional threats his country is facing are getting more serious, adding: "As regards the non-traditional security concerns, basically, like any other country in the world, Pakistan is also facing terrorism.
We have been the victim of terrorism, and we feel we should also be taking all possible methods to curb this menace, and we should play our role in this."
How to address concerns for non-traditional security issues was focus of discussion at the seminar.
The participants highlighted the current security problems, including the international and regional security environment and security opportunities and challenges facing developing countries.
Professor Guo Xinning from China's National Defence University, said the non-traditional security threats are increasingly hindering global peace.
"After the end of the cold war, the major threats to international security are economic security, information security, and international terrorism. Non-traditional security problems include illegal migration, drug-trafficking, piracy, money-laundering, religious extremists and racial separatists.
These are all multinational crimes that are having ever greater effects on economic relations, international politics and international security", he added.
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