Foreign Minister receives IISS Middle East Executive Director

Manama, Oct. 26 (BNA): Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, received today, the Executive Director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in the Middle East (IISS), Sir Thomas Beckett. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the current arrangements and preparations for organizing the eighteenth session of the Manama Dialogue Conference, which will be held between 18-20 November in cooperation between the Institute and the Ministry. They also discussed promoting bilateral cooperation and coordination in organizing conferences and forums specialized in security and political issues on the regional and international arenas.