His Highness The Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani is on an official visit to Germany to attend the Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2019, which brings together opinion makers and thought leaders from around the world to debate on critical security issues of the time.
HH The Amir left for the conference Thursday afternoon accompanied by an official delegation to join the 55th edition of the security conference, which will kick-off today and will run until February 17, reported The Peninsula.
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MSC is one of the most popular platforms on global security and defence policies and has over the last five years been repeatedly rated as the “Best Think Tank Conference” in the world.
The Conference sees over 450 world leaders and policy makers each year, with 21 heads of state and 75 foreign and defence ministers participating in last year’s edition.
In 2011, the first meeting of Munich Security officials was held in Doha, where the two sides agreed to collaborate more often with a view to increase Qatari representation at the conference with the participation of the Amir along with other leaders, according to the Gulf Times.
The three-day conference is being chaired by Wolfgang Ischinger and is expected to convene important world figures such as German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US Vice President Mike Pence in addition to the Presidents of Afghanistan, Egypt, Romania, Ukraine, and others.
Significant issues that are on the agenda of the MSC 2019 are: European Union’s self-assertion, transatlantic cooperation, and consequences of a renewed era of great power competition.
Moreover, experts from across the globe will discuss the future of arms control and co-operation in defence policy.
The Conference will also delve into the connection between trade and international security, as well as the effects of climate change and technological innovations on the international security, reported the Gulf Times.
MSC 2019 Chairman, Ischinger said, "When looking at the current state of international affairs, it is difficult to escape the feeling that the world is not just witnessing a series of smaller and bigger crises, but that there is a more fundamental problem.”
"Indeed, we seem to be experiencing a reshuffling of core pieces of the international order. A new era of great power competition is unfolding between the United States, China, and Russia, accompanied by a certain leadership vacuum in what has become known as the liberal international order," he added.
Food security and digital sovereignty are some of the other topics that will be discussed during the conference.
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