On February 22, 2018, Islamabad (Pakistan) hosted a conference on current relations between Pakistan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, and the security challenges in the region. The event was organized by Strategic Vision Institute (Islamabad, Pakistan).
On February 22, 2018, Islamabad (Pakistan) hosted a conference on current relations between Pakistan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, and the security challenges in the region. The event was organized by Strategic Vision Institute (Islamabad, Pakistan).
The conference had a welcoming session and two more sessions on dynamics of Pakistani-Saudi-Iranian relations, the emerging landscape, and Middle East regional security system.
Khurram Dastgir, current Minister for Defense of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and Zafar Iqbal Cheema, Executive Director Strategic Vision Institute, made telcoming remarks at the opening session.
Shamshad Ahmad, former Foreign Secretary of Pakistan; Marvin G. Weinbaum, analyst for Pakistan, Middle East Institute (USA); Fauzia Nasreen, advisor at the Institute of Information Technology COMSATS; and Zulfiqar Khan, Head of the Department of Strategic and Nuclear Studies at the National Defence University; were the key speakers at the event.
Mehdi Honardoost, Ambassador of Iran to Pakistan, was the honorary speaker of the third session. The session was moderated by Syed Muhammad Owais, former Secretary of Defence Production Ministry and Pakistan Board Member.
The speakers of the third session included: Arif Kamal, former Ambassador of Pakistan to Qatar; Syed Hassan Javed, Director, Chinese Studies Centre, School Of Social Sciences and Humanities (Pakistan). Russian Mamedov, RIAC Program Coordinator, made a report on Russia’s vision of China-Pakistan economic corridor and its impact on security in the region.
Experts from international organizations and research centers, governmental officials and representatives of foreign policy institutions from different countries took part in the discussion.
