Manama Dialogue preparation reviewed

International events including Manama Dialogue holds special significance in addressing contemporary issues, His Majesty stressed yesterday.

This came as His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received the new International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in the Middle East executive director Lieutenant General Tom Beckett at Al Safriya Palace yesterday.

HM the King hailed cooperation between the Kingdom and the think tank, stressing fruitful coordination in preparing and organising the Manama Dialogue, which is considered one of leading political and intellectual events that attract annually political, diplomatic and economic elites and decision-makers from all over the world to discuss contemporary issues.