IISS 2007 Regional Security Summit Press Coverage
- December 10th - - The Straits Times - Eng Hen ends Bahrain visit
MINISTER for Manpower Ng Eng Hen concluded his visit to Bahrain where he attended the Manama Dialogue. This is a key security forum for the Gulf region and it brings together national security forces from various states to exchange views on security challenges
- December 10th - - Christian Science Monitor - In Iran, Ahmadinejad's bold gambits boost presidential power
Last week at a Gulf Arab summit - where leaders are wary of Iran's nuclear plans - Ahmadinejad won plaudits by offering a security pact and a 12-point cooperation plan. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Saturday asked Gulf leaders to instead increase pressure on Iran, accusing it of fomenting "instability and chaos, no matter the strategic value or cost in the blood of innocents."
- December 10th - - Morning Star - World - Gulf States rap US line on Iran
Gulf Arab states challenged US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on US policies towards Iran and Israel at the weekend, after he urged them to force Tehran to stop enriching uranium. Several delegates at a regional security conference in Bahrain accused the US of hypocrisy for supporting Israeli nuclear weapons and questioned Washington's refusal to meet Iranian representatives to discuss the Islamic republic's nuclear activities. "Not considering Israel a threat to security in the region is...
- December 10th - - Die Presse - Teheran klagt über US-Spionage
Unterdessen erklärte US-Verteidigungsminister Robert Gates bei einer Sicherheitskonferenz in Bahrain, der jüngste US-Geheimdienstreport bedeute nicht, dass der Iran aufgehört habe, nach Atomwaffen zu streben. Der Iran reichere weiter Uran an und könne sein Atomwaffenprogramm jederzeit wieder hochfahren. Gates forderte die Golfstaaten deshalb zu einem Schulterschluss gegen den Iran auf - das Land stelle eine Bedrohung für die USA und die ganze Nahostregion dar.
- December 10th - - Turkish Daily News - Tehran answers Gates
Iran's Foreign Ministry yesterday condemned remarks made by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who over the weekend lashed out at Iran for seeking to cause chaos and demanded its neighbors push Tehran to renounce its nuclear program "Basically, this expression is an intervention in the domestic affairs of the regional countries," ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini told reporters. But Hosseini said Gates' comments on Saturday and other "activities by the U.S. have not...
- December 10th - - Kuwait Times - Manama Dialogue an Ideal platform: Kuwaiti envoy
The Manama Dialogue forum offers an opportunity to exchange views on vital security issues, Kuwait's Ambassador to Bahrain Sheikh Azzam Mubarak Al-Sabah said yesterday. The ambassador said the forum which groups a number of officials, GCC and international figures, greatly contributes in efforts for reaching a unified formula and a common basis for tackling regional security issues.Sheikh Azzam hoped the forum would lead to finding a joint formula, backed by all concerned bodies, to establish...