On September 23-24, 2016 Muscat (Oman) hosted a meeting of the “Middle East Dialogue” group – an international expert forum to discuss the pressing issues of security and development in the Arab world. The event was organized by the Washington Middle East Institute.
On September 23-24, 2016 Muscat (Oman) hosted a meeting of the “Middle East Dialogue” group – an international expert forum to discuss the pressing issues of security and development in the Arab world. The event was organized by the Washington Middle East Institute.
The meeting was attended by experts, politicians, and diplomats from Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Turkey, Russia, China and the United States. Russia at the “Middle East Dialogue” meeting was represented by RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov.
Apart from potential impact of the upcoming US presidential election on the state of affairs in the region, the discussion focused on the prospects for settling the Syrian conflict, the situation in Iraq and Yemen, the issues of establishing a new regional security and cooperation system, as well as the role of great powers in resolving Middle East problems.
