AMMAN — An
intellectual dialogue on the Gulf States’ security convened in Amman on Monday
with the participation of academics and experts from Saudi Arabia and Iran,
hosted by the
Arab Institute for Security Studies, which functions as a
regional thought forum.
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Participants in
the dialogue reviewed issues to the Gulf security, foremost the latest
developments in Iran’s nuclear program, the threat posed by missiles and
launching machineries on the Gulf region’s security, as well prospects of
cooperation in nuclear fuel and energy.
Secretary-General
of the Arab Institute for Security Studies Ayman Khalil praised the meeting as
a successful effort that demonstrated the two stakeholders’ keen willingness to
cordially cooperate and achieve regional stability, reflecting goodwill between
the people of both states, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
The Arab Institute
for Security Studies is an independent research institution that specializes in
Middle Eastern studies about nuclear proliferation, weapons of mass destruction
and nuclear security issues.
Jordanian
political analyst
Oraib Rantawi told
Jordan News that the conversation was most
likely “not an official political discussion between
Saudi Arabia and
Iran”.
Participants in the discussion were mostly academics and experts.
“The meeting took
place in Amman mostly because the Arab Institute for Security Institute took
the initiative to make it happen, and also because the regional environment
makes these kinds of initiatives desirable,” he added.
Rantawi also noted
that in the past 10 years, the region has seen nuclear arms races,
militarization, proxy wars and harsh military interventions. After such a
polarizing period, many actors in the region are yearning to open more dialogue
channels, to recover from such a challenging couple of years. “Similar dialogue
channels are being opened between Turkey and the Gulf States, as well as Iran
and the UAE.”
It is totally
possible for Jordan to continue hosting these kinds of regional dialogues in
the near future, in Rantawi’s view. “If Jordan is flexible and open to the idea
of hosting more of this kind of dialogue on regional security, then we can such
cooperative meetings to continue in the Kingdom.”
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