BEIJING, Feb. 22 -- The Cobra Gold 2024 Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Tabletop Exercise (HADR TTX) kicked off in Pattaya, Chonburi Province, Thailand, on February 20.
北京2月22日电当地时间20日，“金色眼镜蛇-2024”多国联演桌面推演开幕式在泰国春武里府芭提雅举行。开幕式后，开展了学术会议和第一次桌面推演。
A total of 86 members from nine different countries participate in the tabletop exercise, including 18 members from the Chinese contingent. Against the background of Thailand's dual disasters of floods and earthquake, the exercise focuses on early disaster warning and information sharing, request for assistance from affected country and international deployment, military-civil coordination and cooperation mechanism in disaster response, and other topics. Besides, the Chinese contingent will also conduct thematic exchanges of experience on earthquake rescue practices, operational procedures and military-civil collaboration.
学术会议主要围绕国际响应共同体、红十字与红新月运动、军民协调等内容组织。此次桌面推演共有9个国家86名人员参与，其中中方参演分队有18名代表参加。推演以泰国遭遇洪水、地震双重灾害为背景，围绕早期灾害预警和信息共享、受灾国援助请求和国际部署、灾害响应期间的军地联动协作机制等方面展开研讨。此外，中方参演分队还将围绕地震救援经验做法、操作流程和军地协作方式进行专题经验交流。
It is the 11th consecutive time that the Chinese PLA has been invited to participate in the exercise since 2014, which will help promote the exchange of experience and practices in rescue and disaster relief between the Chinese and foreign militaries, and further advance the cooperation in relevant fields.
据悉，“金色眼镜蛇-2024”多国联演由美国、泰国共同组织，将持续到3月7日，分为联合实兵演习、人道主义民事活动两大部分。中国从2002年开始以观察员身份参演，2014年首次派出实兵分队参演，今年是连续第11次应邀参演。此次参演将有助于中国军队与外军交流救援减灾经验做法，进一步推动相关领域务实合作。
