Warsaw Process Working Group meeting begins

Foreign Affairs Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, United States Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of International Security and Non-proliferation (ISN) at the United States Department of State and Head of US Delegation Eliot Kang, and Poland State Secretary at the Ministry of Interior and Administration and Head of the Polish Delegation Krzysztof Koz إowski, inaugurated yesterday the Warsaw Process Working Group on Maritime and Aviation Security.

The meeting was hosted by the Kingdom in partnership with the United States and Poland. Minister of Transportation and Telecommunication Kamal Ahmed, Minister of Defence Affairs Major-General Abdulla bin Hassan Al Nuaimi, and Chief of Public Security Major-General Tariq Al Hassan also attended the session.  

The Minister of Foreign Affairs delivered a speech in which he expressed appreciation for the efforts of the United States of America and the Republic of Poland in organising this working group and other groups following the meetings and workshops held last February in Warsaw.  The minister noted that the working group comes in light of the serious threats facing the region and the whole world, stressing the need to take a collective stance to condemn such acts.

He expressed his hope that this meeting will support co-operation between the various countries of the world to protect maritime and aviation security and find effective ways to address the growing threats, ensuring security for the countries of the region and achieve stability of the global economy. For his part, Eliot Kang conveyed the greetings of the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, praising the Kingdom of Bahrain’s hosting of this meeting, which aims to promote common security interests in the region and the world.

He also stressed the importance of joining international efforts to maintain maritime and aviation security.  Kozإowski expressed the pride of the Republic of Poland in its partnership with the Kingdom and the United States of America in organising this meeting.

The meetings of the Warsaw Process Working Group on Maritime and Aviation Security are held on 21 and 22 October and will discuss a number of topics such as the Proliferation Security Initiative as well as key resolutions and protocols to stop the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and related substances.