Bahrain lauded for hosting dialogue forums

Participants of the IISS Manama Dialogue were unanimous in voicing the successful hosting of the event by the Kingdom of Bahrain for more than a decade.

The key regional security summit reflects the country’s effective contribution in the regional and international arenas to find optimum solutions for crises beleaguering the Middle East region, they opined.

On Syrian issue, Chairman of Gulf Research Centre Dr. Abdulaziz bin Saqr said the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia firmly upheld its stance of rejection of any open dialogue with Bashar Al Assad, who should relinquish power in favour of a joint transitional governing body according to Geneva timetable.

He said Saudi Arabia considered Russia and Iran as occupiers of Syria. He affirmed that the international coalition have accomplished great deal on the ground to degrade and defeat Daesh’s terrorism.

Former Iraqi Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ghanim Al Jumaili, said Manama Dialogue came at a crucial time regarding numerous regional and international dossiers.

Former Norwegian naval officer, L. Heiss Berg, said his first participation in Manama Dialogue carried much concern over Middle East issues, especially the Syrian crisis. He pointed out that the road to peace was thorny due to complexity of regional dossiers.

Berg said the ultimate solution for the Syrian crisis must be political and not militarily, pointing out that Norway began to suffer from the influx of tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing Daesh’s brutality.

Report by DT News Network