A two day maritime conference in Sri Lanka titled, Galle Dialogue 2010, concluded today. Hosted by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence, the conference held in the port city of Galle under the theme ‘Charting the Course for Sustainable Maritime Security Cooperation’ was attended by local and foreign scholars and experts in maritime and naval affairs.Twenty-two delegates, experts in naval and maritime affairs from Australia, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Singapore, South Africa and USA attended the conference.Admiral (Retd) Arun Prakash , Chairman , National Maritime Foundation , New Delhi and former Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy gave the opening lecture on Changing Maritime Threat Environment of the Indian Ocean .Admiral (Retd.) Prakash suggested that the regional navy should form grouping of ships to respond to any emergency situations whether in the wake of natural disasters or humanitarian operations