Manama: Mahmood Rafique, Editor: Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia’s Minister of Defence, to deliver the opening address at the 17th IISS Manama Dialogue opens on Friday evening at Four Seasons Hotel.
Indonesia’s Minister of Defence, speech revolves around Indonesia’s defence agenda as it begins its G20 Presidency.
Lloyd J Austin III, Secretary of Defense, United States on Saturday will deliver a major policy speech on the Middle East. Saudi Foreign Minister HH Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud will discuss the Kingdom’s global engagement and regional priorities. They will be joined by 20 high profile speakers from the Middle East, Asia, Europe and Africa.
This year’s confirmed speakers include: Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bahrain; Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Egypt; Dr Nayef Al-Hajraf, Secretary General, the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC); Dr Nils Schmid, Spokesman for Foreign Policy, Social Democratic Party, Bundestag, Germany; Nikos Dendias, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Greece; Lieutenant General (Ret.) Prabowo Subianto, Minister of Defence, Indonesia; Peter Maurer, President, International Committee of the Red Cross; Dr Fuad Hussein, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Iraq; Ayman Safadi, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Jordan; Eugene Wamalwa, Cabinet Secretary for Defence, Kenya; Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, Senior Minister of Defence, Malaysia; Dr Najla Mohammed El Mangoush, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Libya; HH Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia; Sir Stephen Lovegrove, National Security Adviser, United Kingdom; Brett McGurk, Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, National Security Council, United States and Dr Ahmad Awad Bin Mubarak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yemen.
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Manama Dialogue is a unique forum to debate the Middle East’s most pressing security challenges. Hosted in Bahrain, delegates at the IISS Manama Dialogue include over 300 senior government officials, opinion formers and corporate executives.
