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UAE to host NATO seminar on 'Middle East and Global Challenges'
The Ministry of State for Federal National Council Affairs (MSFNCA) will host parliamentarians from 15 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) nations, who will interact with legislators from Middle East and North African countries at a seminar on Middle East and Global Challenges to be held in Abu Dhabi on October 8 and 9.
- WAM
- Published: 13:31 October 6, 2008
Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of State for Federal National Council Affairs (MSFNCA) will host parliamentarians from 15 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) nations, who will interact with legislators from Middle East and North African countries at a seminar on Middle East and Global Challenges to be held in Abu Dhabi on October 8 and 9.
More than 50 parliamentarians, officials from international organisations and governments, senior academics, journalists and experts will take part in the international event.
Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates, and Jose Lello, President of NATO Parliamentary Assembly, will address the opening ceremony.
The proceedings will be presided by Jean-Michel Boucheron, Chairman of the Assembly's Mediterranean and Middle East Special Group.
Ambassador Alvaro De Soto, former UN special co-ordinator for the Middle East peace process, will deliver the keynote address outlining global challenges faced by the Middle East.
Dr Anwar Gargash, Minister of State for the Federal National Council Affairs, said: "This strategic meeting contributes to creating a common understanding between NATO countries and the GCC region, and will address the global challenges faced by Middle East.
"The event will serve as a crucial platform to exchange opinions and experiences and also highlight the political experience of the UAE and the efforts taken to enhance political practices," he said.
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