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The Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy hosted its fourth conference on the WMD Free Zone for the Middle
East on 5th October 2009. We are very grateful to the Kingdom of Norway and the State of Qatar for their financial support which made this event possible. The conference brochure is available to download here. The full transcript can be downloaded here. Programme9.30am Welcome Professor Paul Webley, Director and Principal, SOAS 9.45am Introduction Dr Dan Plesch, Director, Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, SOAS 10.00am Keynote Address "The Middle East and the quest for a nuclear weapon-free world" Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala, President of Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs and Former UN Undersecretary General for Disarmament Affairs
10.30am Panel Presentations, Regional Approaches to Security Chaired by Dr Ayman Khalil, Arab Institute for Security Studies Professor
****Coffee Break**** 12.00pm Speeches by Officials Mr Simon Manley, Director of Defence and Strategic Threats,
HE Mr Hatem Seif El Nasr, Ambassador to the Court of St James' of the Arab Republic of Egypt HE Dr Wael Al Assad, Director of Disarmament and Multilateral Relation, the League of Arab States Background PapersPeter Jones, "Arms control in the Middle East: is it time to renew ACRS?", available online here |
