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Sat, 12/12/2009 - 14:13
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Iran’s FM arrives in Bahrain
TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki heading a delegation of high-ranking officials entered Bahrain on Friday night to attend the IISS regional security summit entitled “The Manama Dialogue”.
Bahrain minister of state for foreign affairs Nizar Al Baharna received the Iranian delegation at Bahrain airport.
Mottaki entered Manama following his one-day trip to Djibouti on Friday.
In his meeting with the President of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh, the two officials hailed improving commercial and industrial ties between Tehran and Djibouti, regional issues of concern were also taken into account.
Mottaki was in Sudan for three days and met with senior Sudanese officials before leaving there for Djibouti on Friday.
Organized by the UK-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), the Manama Dialogue will be inaugurated today with the opening speeches by the Iranian and Bahraini foreign ministers.
On the sideline of the meeting, the Iranian foreign minister is scheduled to hold a press conference and talks with security officials of the countries attending the summit.
More than 300 delegates, including prime ministers, foreign and defense ministers, national security advisors and intelligence officials from 25 countries around the globe are participating in the regional conference.
The future framework of the Persian Gulf security and security challenges in Iraq, and Afghanistan are at the top of agenda of the Manama Dialogue.
Regional security in a geo-economic context, regional security cooperation, regional security architecture, nuclear power, energy and security, and Afghanistan, Southwest Asia and the Persian Gulf will being debated in details during the four sideline sessions of the regional security summit.
The French, Iraqi, UAE, Afghan, and Pakistani foreign ministers, the German parliament speaker, the national security advisor to Indian prime minister, the Turkish defense minister, the senior advisor to French defense minister, the Kuwaiti deputy prime minister, the U.S. Army Central Command commander, and a military chief from Britain are among the invitees to the conference.
Bahrain minister of state for foreign affairs Nizar Al Baharna received the Iranian delegation at Bahrain airport.
Mottaki entered Manama following his one-day trip to Djibouti on Friday.
In his meeting with the President of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh, the two officials hailed improving commercial and industrial ties between Tehran and Djibouti, regional issues of concern were also taken into account.
Mottaki was in Sudan for three days and met with senior Sudanese officials before leaving there for Djibouti on Friday.
Organized by the UK-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), the Manama Dialogue will be inaugurated today with the opening speeches by the Iranian and Bahraini foreign ministers.
On the sideline of the meeting, the Iranian foreign minister is scheduled to hold a press conference and talks with security officials of the countries attending the summit.
More than 300 delegates, including prime ministers, foreign and defense ministers, national security advisors and intelligence officials from 25 countries around the globe are participating in the regional conference.
The future framework of the Persian Gulf security and security challenges in Iraq, and Afghanistan are at the top of agenda of the Manama Dialogue.
Regional security in a geo-economic context, regional security cooperation, regional security architecture, nuclear power, energy and security, and Afghanistan, Southwest Asia and the Persian Gulf will being debated in details during the four sideline sessions of the regional security summit.
The French, Iraqi, UAE, Afghan, and Pakistani foreign ministers, the German parliament speaker, the national security advisor to Indian prime minister, the Turkish defense minister, the senior advisor to French defense minister, the Kuwaiti deputy prime minister, the U.S. Army Central Command commander, and a military chief from Britain are among the invitees to the conference.
