Forum set up for military, students

Forum set up for military, students

DILI, East Timor: The military and the students of state-run East Timor University have established a periodic discussion forum in a bid to improve communication.

The local military, which took the initiative to set up the forum, means to exchange ideas with local educated young people on development issues in the youngest province, spokesman for the area military command, First Lieutenant E.A. Anwar, said.

The first discussion was held on the university's campus two months ago. During that meeting, the area military chief, Col. Syahnakrie, briefed 100 students on the role of the Armed Forces in the development of East Timor.

Syahnakrie used the same occasion to explain to the students about the "identity" of the Indonesian Armed Forces, Anwar said.

The dialog was lively, with the students expressing their ideas freely, Anwar told Antara. (pan)