A Dutch delegation comprising Manus J.M. van Diemen, First Secretary at the Dutch Embassy in Abu Dhabi, and Anne Philipps and Matthijs Schröeder from the Ministry of Interior, The Hague, discussed issues related to terrorism and Iran.
Dr Frédéric Launay, Director, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), UAE Project Office, and Environment Adviser to the Secretary-General of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, and Razan Al-Mubarak, Managing Director – Emirates Wildlife Society, and Senior Program Officer at the WWF, UAE, held talks to explore possible areas of cooperation in the field of environment and sustainable development, especially biodiversity in the Gulf region.
Prof. Dr. Valeria Piacentini of the Research Centre on the Southern System and Wider Mediterranean at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, Italy
Bernard Savage, Head of the Delegation of the European Commission in Saudi Arabia
Claire Tallon, Coordinator for the Abu Dhabi-based Eurogolfe Project visited the Center to discuss further prospects for cooperation, especially in the field of education.
Director of Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP) Ambassador Gerard Stoudmann and Deputy Director of Special Programmes & Management at the GCSP Hrair Balian held talks with the GRC and agreed to conduct a Global Leadership Program beginning in July and cooperate on a training course for Iraqi diplomats to be held in Dubai and Geneva in November. The GRC and GCSP signed a memorandum of understanding in 2004.
