Jakarta. Vice President Boediono is scheduled to open the ASEAN Regional Forum Disaster Relief Exercise (ARF Direx) in Field Mega Mas, Boulevard, Galway on Tuesday (15 / 3) later. Training of this natural disaster will be followed by the mission from 26 countries. "The vice president will open the event and Indonesia co-host Japan who will lead the international activities within ASEAN," said Agung Laksono Menkokesra in Jakarta, Thursday (3/ 3), as released Metronews.com. The aim of ARF Direx among others, said the Court, to improve coordination between civilian and military in disaster management. In addition, this activity became a forum of coordination between the state of the unfortunate by state aid. Indonesia has been chosen to host the ARF Direx implementation, he added, because it is capable of handling various disaster some time ago and his capacity as Chairman of ASEAN. Meanwhile, according to the official website of National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), who becomes executive ARF Direx 2011 is Indonesia and Japan as the Co-Chairs.These activities will be followed by member countries of ASEAN Regional Forum are Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, China, European Union, India, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of South Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka , Timor Leste, Thailand, United States, Vietnam and the National / International Organizations. Broadly speaking, continued BNPB, these activities aim to strengthen cooperation and mutual understanding among ARF participants and become part of Nationalcapacity building in disaster management in Indonesia and if it happens in other countries, especially the ARF participants. Exercises will be held in the form of FTX (Field Training Exercise) and TTX (Table Top Exercise) and the tentative implementation of on Bunaken Island, Island Siladen, Mantehage Island, the coastal village of Maasing Manado, and the District of North Minahasa regency Wori including Wori Village, Village Kimabajo and Minaesa Village. Scheduled ARF Direx will last 13 to 18 March 2011. (Feb)