The Kingdom of Bahrain will host the 5th Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) Policy Advisory Group Meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), on Wednesday.

120 high-level officials, ambassadors and representatives of the member states of the ICI from the Kingdom of Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, the State of Kuwait and the State of Qatar, and NATO members, in addition to observer representatives from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman and the GCC General Secretariat, will attend the meeting.

The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs, Dr. Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, affirmed Bahrain’s welcome to the delegations of brotherly and friendly countries participating in this meeting, which is organised by Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with NATO, with the participation of the Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, Javier Colomina, and a number of senior officials and diplomats, within the framework of their common desire to enhance cooperation and coordination regarding regional and international political and security challenges.

The meeting, taking place on May 10 and 11, at the Gulf Hotel in Manama, will feature several sessions on the current regional political security scene, prospects for cooperation and partnership with NATO 19 years after the establishment of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative, as well as breakout sessions on the regional approach to security and defence, issues of maritime security, energy security and climate change, cybersecurity, combating terrorism, and the role of women in achieving security and peace, in addition to a seminar presented by the Bahrain Centre for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (Derasat), and other diplomatic consultations and intellectual and cultural events.

Source: Bahrain News Agency