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24th International Workshop - </strong><strong>Paris '07</strong></p>
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<span class="style219"><a href="/2007book/weissinger07.htm">Preface- Dr. Roger<br>
Weissinger-Baylon<br>
Workshop Chairman<br>
</a></span><span class="style219"><a href="/2007book/ranquet07.htm">Foreword - Ing General<br>
Robert Ranquet<br>
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<span class="style219"><a href="/2007book/joulwan07.htm">Opening Dinner Debate - <br>
General George Joulwan<br>
Former SACEUR<br>
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Global security challenges: <br>
Is there hope for <br>
Afghanistan or Iraq?<br>
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<p align="center" class="style17"><a href="/2007book/bentegeat07.htm">General Henri Bentegeat<br>
President of EU Military Committee</a>
<a href="/2007book/georgelin07">Gen Jean-Louis Georgelin C<strong>hef d’état</strong>-<strong>major</strong> des armées - France</a><a href="/2007book/amecourt07.htm">Mr. Jean de Ponton d'Amecourt - French Dir of Strategic Affairs</a><a href="/2007book/schuwirth07.htm">General Rainer Schuwirth <br>
Chief of Staff, SHAPE</a><a href="/2007book/ramms07.htm">General Egon Ramms <br>
Commander, Allied Joint Force Cmd, Brunssum</a>
<a href="/2007book/akram07.htm">
Amb Munir Akram<br>
Pakistan's Amb to UN</a><a href="/2007book/zhan07.htm">
Major Gen ZHAN Maohai<br>
Vice Chair of China IISS</a><br>
Energy & Climate Change<br>
<p align="center" class="style17"><a href="/2007book/jones07.htm">General James Jones<br>
Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe</a><a href="/2007book/ashton07.htm">Mr. John Ashton<br>
UK Special Repr for Climate Change</a><br>
Security in the Balkans & Black Sea region<br>
<p align="center" class="style17"><a href="/2007book/baramidze07.htm">Georgian Vice Prime Minister Giorgi Baramidze</a>
<a href="/2007book/tarasyuk07.htm">Ukrainian Foreign Minister Borys Tarasyuk</a>
<a href="/2007book/mediu07.htm">Albanian Defense Minister Fatmir Mediu</a><a href="/2007book/bliznakov07.htm">Bulgarian Defense Minister Veselin Bliznakov</a><a href="/2007book/bezhuashvili07.htm">Georgian Foreign Min Gela Bezhuashvili</a><a href="/2007book/ildem07.htm">Ambassador <strong> Tacan Ildem</strong><br>
Turkish Amb to NATO</a><a href="/2007book/buzhinsky07.htm">
Lt Gen Evgeniy Buzhinsky<br>
Russian Ministry of Defense</a><br>
Time for new strategies?<br>
NATO after the Riga Summit<br>
<p align="center" class="style17"><a href="/2007book/eldon07.htm">Amb Stewart Eldon<br>
UK Ambassador to NATO</a>
<a href="/2007book/orgaz07.htm">Amb Pablo Benavides Orgaz<br>
Spanish Amb to NATO</a>
<a href="/2007book/stefanini07.htm">Amb Stefano Stefanini <br>
Italian Amb to NATO</a><a href="/2007book/dipaola07.htm">Adm Giampaolo Di Paola<br>
Italian Chief of Defense<br>
</a><a href="/2007book/gagor07.htm">Gen Franciszek Gagor Polish Chief of Defense</a><br>
How can the EU, NATO, the OSCE, and UN reform?<br>
<p align="center" class="style17"><a href="/2007book/brichambaut07.htm">Amb Marc Perrin de Brichambaut<br>
OSCE Secretary General </a><a href="/2007book/lintonen07.htm">Amb Kirsti Lintonen Finnish Amb to UN</a>
<a href="/2007book/brodi07.htm">Amb Gabor Brodi<br>
Hungarian Amb to UN</a><a href="/2007book/rinkevics07.htm">State Sec Edgars Rinkevics - Latvian MOD</a><a href="/2007book/linkevicius07.htm">Amb Linas Linkevicius<br>
Lithuanian Amb to NATO<br>
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<a href="/2007book/chizhov07.htm">Amb Vladimir Chizhov<br>
Russian Amb to the EU<br>
</a><a href="/2007book/monteforte07.htm">Vice Adm Ferdinando Sanfelice di Monteforte<br>
Italian Mil Repr to NATO</a><br>
Dealing with middle east:<br>Views from North Africa
<p align="center" class="style17"><a href="/2007book/yousfi07.htm">Amb Youcef Yousfi<br>
Algerian Amb to UN and former Foreign Minister</a><a href="/2007book/karem07.htm">Amb Mahmoud Karem<br>
Egyptian Amb to EU and Repr to Med Dialogue</a><a href="/2007book/alem07.htm">Amb Menouar Alem<br>
Moroccan Amb to EU and Repr to Med Dialogue<br>
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<p align="center" class="style17">WMD and cyber threats
<p align="center" class="style17"><a href="/2007book/pfirter07.htm">Amb Rogelio Pfirter<br>
Director-General, OPCW</a>
<a href="/2007book/hopkins07.htm">Dr. Arthur T. Hopkins<br>
Assist to U.S. Sec of Defense - Nuclear & Chemical & Biological</a><a href="/2007book/aaviksoo07.htm">Estonian Defense Minister<br>
Jaak Aaviksoo</a><a href="/2007book/grimes07.htm">Hon John Grimes<br>
US Assistant Secretary of Defense - NII<br>
</a><a href="/2007book/lentz07.htm">Mr. Robert Lentz<br>
US Dep Asst Sec for NII<br>
</a><a href="/2007book/wolf07.htm">Lt General Ulrich Wolf<br>
Dir of NATO CIS Service Agency<br>
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<a href="/2007book/bloechl07.htm">Mr. Tim Bloechl<br>
Microsoft Exec Director</a>
<p align="center" class="style17">How industry can help address the global challenges<p align="center" class="style17"><a href="/2007book/lahoud07.htm">Mr. Marwan Lahoud<br>
Chief Operating Office EADS</a><a href="/2007book/schneider07.htm">Mr. Kent Schneider<br>
President, Defense Group<br>
Northrop Grumman IT<br>
</a><a href="/2007book/auroy07.htm">Mr. Patrick Auroy<br>
Deputy Director,<br>
French DGA
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</a><a href="/2007book/volkman07.htm">Mr. Alfred Volkman<br>
Dir, Defense Cooperation<br>
US Dept of Defense<br>
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<a href="/2007book/linnenkamp07.htm">Dr. Hilmar Linnenkamp<br>
Dep CEO, EDA</a>
<a href="/2007book/lind07.htm">Mr. Jan-Olof Lind<br>
Swedish National Armaments Director</a>
<a href="/2007book/buckley07.htm">Dr. Edgar Buckley<br>
Thales Senior Vice President</a>
<a href="/2007book/trice07">Dr. Robert Trice<br>
Lockheed Martin <br>
Senior Vice President<br>
</a><a href="/2007book/bertolone07.htm">Ing. Giovanni Bertolone<br>
CEO, Alenia Aeronautica</a>
<p align="center" class="style17">The way ahead & why current approaches don't work
<p align="center" class="style17"><a href="/2007book/martinusz07.htm">Amb Zoltan Martinusz<br>
Hungarian Amb to NATO<br>
</a><a href="/2007book/ducaru07.htm">Amb Dumitru Sorin Ducaru<br>
Romanian Amb to NATO</a><a href="/2007book/kujat07.htm"> General Harald Kujat<br>
Former Chair of NATO Military Committee</a>
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<p align="center" class="style26">The Security and Future of the Middle East </p>
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<p class="style26">Major General Maohai Zhan<br>
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Vice Chairman,<br>
China Institute of <br>
International Strategic Studies<br>
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Former Director General of <br>
Foreign Affairs,<br>
Chinese Defense Ministry</p>
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<td height="97" align="left"><p>Major General Maohai Zhan (right), VIce Chair of China IISS and former Director General of Foreign Affairs for the Chinese Defense Ministry, discussed the future of the Middle East and chaired the panel on "Expanding Security Challenges--Political Views" with Pakistan's Ambassador to the UN, Munir Akram (left).</p> </td>
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<p align="center" class="style26"><em>"There are many causes of terrorism, including poverty, injustice,
corruption, and hegemony, but poverty and lack of economic development may be
the most important ones. How can we solve the problem of terrorism once and for
all? <br>
Every country in the world must channel its efforts to that cause."</em></p>
<p>Its important strategic
position, rich oil resources, and unique history and culture give the Middle East an important place in the modern international system. Former U.S. President
Eisenhower once pointed out that �even only from the geographic perspective,
there is no region more important than the Middle East in the entire world
strategy.� The Middle East gave birth to ancient and splendid civilizations.
However, because of the intertwining of various and complex contradictions, the
Middle East has now become �one of the most troubled, unstable, and harmed
regions in the world.� </p>
<p>����������� Up until now,
the Middle East has been fragile in terms of the domestic and regional order of
the countries in the region. How can we put the Middle East on the road to
peace and stability? This is of great significance for maintaining world peace
and enjoying growth and development.</p>
<p align="center" class="style26">THE NEW SECURITY SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST</p>
<p>����������� Since the end
of the Cold War, especially since September 11, the Middle East has been faced
with a new security situation. First of all, the U.S. Greater Middle East
Initiative has met with setbacks. Since the start of the Iraqi War, the United States has invested huge human and material resources in introducing Western
democracy to the Greater Middle East.� However, the results are well short of
expectations. With complex ethnic contradictions, a strong religious
consciousness, a weak democratic basis, and rampant violence and terrorism,
things may turn out contrary to American wishes if the United States tries to force democracy on the Middle East in a hurried way. Middle East countries
believe that the introduction of democracy should be based on specific
conditions in each country, and that democracy should not be imposed from the
outside. If the United States pushes from the outside when internal conditions
are not ripe, the outcome may be half of what is wanted at twice the effort.</p>
<p>����������� Second, there
is the issue of anti-terrorism. At present, the Middle East remains a region
that experiences frequent terrorist activities, which not only affect the
economic development there but also pose a serious threat to the daily life of
the people. There are many causes of terrorism, including poverty, injustice,
corruption, and hegemony, but poverty and lack of economic development may be
the most important ones. How can we solve the problem of terrorism once and for
all? Every country in the world must channel its efforts to that cause.</p>
<p>����������� Third, complex
ethnic and religious issues are involved. The Middle East is a region in which
three religions and various religious sects exist.� Owing to historical
reasons, ethnic and religious misunderstandings and contradictions have arisen
that, if mishandled, may lead to bloody conflicts and clashes.</p>
<p>����������� Fourth, there
is a lack of regional security mechanisms�the Middle East has not yet set up a
regional security framework. The imbalance of regional power may result in
additional instability.</p>
<p align="center" class="style26">THE IRAQ ISSUE</p>
<p>The deterioration of the
security situation in Iraq has now caused widespread concern in the
international community. Addressing the enlarged ministerial meeting of Iraq�s
neighbors that was held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on May 4, 2007, Chinese
Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi pointed out that, at present, solidarity,
stability, and development, in particular solidarity, are the three prime
essentials for resolving the Iraq issue. </p>
<p>China firmly supports the sovereignty, independence, and
territorial integrity of Iraq, and calls for resolving the disputes of the
various Iraqi groups through the political process, in a peaceful and
democratic way and through efforts to improve the humanitarian conditions in Iraq. China also supports the acceleration of the reconstruction process in Iraq in accordance with the principles of equality and openness.� </p>
<p>In addition China supports the blueprint for Iraq�s development and reconstruction described in the
International Compact with Iraq, and proposes the following for its
implementation.� </p>
<p>� Overall planning and
coordination are needed so that assistance from all quarters of the world can
converge into effective support for the Iraqi people. China supports the United Nations in continuing to play a leading role in this endeavor.
The Iraqi government should work with the international community as soon as
possible to shoulder its responsibility for safeguarding its national security
to create a peaceful and stable security environment for implementing the
International Compact with Iraq.� </p>
<p>� A comprehensive and
balanced approach should be taken. The various fields covered by the
International Compact with Iraq are closely related and complementary and
comprehensive and balanced efforts should be made to push forward dialogue and
reconciliation among the various Iraqi groups, promote human rights and the
rule of law, accelerate economic and social reforms, properly arrange the
allocation of resources, and ensure access to basic social services.� ����������� </p>
<p>� The third point is that
the international community should deliver on its promises and pay attention to
actual effects. As the old Chinese saying goes, �Give a man a fish and you will
feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you will feed him for a
lifetime.� With the initiation of the International Compact with Iraq, the international community should take practical measures to carry out its commitments
concerning reconstruction assistance and help Iraq to restore and enhance its
capacity for self-development, enabling the Iraqi people to benefit from peace
and development as soon as possible.� </p>
<p>� Efforts must also be made
to strengthen implementation supervision. A fair and transparent environment is
conducive to arousing the various parties� enthusiasm to participate in Iraq�s reconstruction. China supports regular evaluations of Iraq reconstruction progress
and of international assistance, so that they are based on respecting Iraq�s sovereignty and independence and the relevant principles and requirements of the International
Compact with Iraq.</p>
<p>China also supports Iraq�s various ethnic groups and
religious sects in strengthening dialogue, promoting reconciliation, and
establishing a mechanism for Iraq�s self-development. The political solution
should have high priority and stability should be realized through
comprehensive measures. Continuous efforts should be made to promote
reconstruction, improve the livelihood of the people, and ensure that each can
equally participate in politics and have a fair share of the wealth. At the
same time, Iraq cannot achieve solidarity, stability, and development without
the support and participation of its neighbors and the international community.
Neighboring countries should strengthen coordination and cooperation with Iraq and their concerns should also be understood and taken care of.</p>
<p align="center" class="style26">THE IRANIAN NUCLEAR ISSUE</p>
<p>On December 23, 2006, after
the U.N. Security Council adopted Resolution 1737 imposing sanctions on Iran, Iran immediately declared that it resolutely rejected the resolution and that it would
continue with and accelerate the implementation of its nuclear program,
intensifying the conflict over the Iranian nuclear issue. The international
community�s current concerns include whether Iran can make major breakthroughs
in uranium enrichment technology, how the United Nations should react to the
current situation, and whether the United States will decide to resort to force
against Iran.� </p>
<p>How can we sort out the
crux of the Iranian nuclear issue? Therein lies the key to its settlement. China calls for upholding the integrity of the international nuclear nonproliferation
regime, stands opposed to the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and holds that
the legal rights of countries to make peaceful use of nuclear energy should be
respected provided they strictly fulfill their international nonproliferation
obligations.</p>
<p>China also maintains that the best option in the
interests of all parties concerned is to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue
through diplomatic negotiations. This requires not only political willingness
but also diplomatic wisdom. All parties concerned should exercise patience and
restraint, and stay committed to pursuing a peaceful solution. They should
resume their dialogues and negotiations as soon as possible and work for a
permanent and comprehensive solution.</p>
<p>China calls on Iran to enhance its cooperation with IAEA
and to create the necessary conditions and atmosphere for resuming
negotiations. This will break the vicious cycle of the U.N. Security Council
adopting new resolutions that impose sanctions and then Iran escalating its nuclear activities. Imposing sanctions is not an end in itself, but
only a means to putting Iran back on the track of negotiations. The sanctions
adopted by the Security Council this time are limited and reversible. They are
strictly confined to sensitive nuclear activities and to the development of
nuclear weapon delivery systems. It is clearly stipulated that if Iran suspends its enrichment-related and reprocessing activities and complies with the
relevant resolutions of IAEA and the Security Council, the Security Council
will suspend and even terminate the sanctions. China hopes that Iran will value the negotiation channels with EU countries and Russia.</p>
<p align="center" class="style26">THE PROSPECTS FOR SECURITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST</p>
<p>The best option for
realizing security is a peaceful solution. History has proven time and again
that military force cannot resolve the Middle East issue in a permanent and
comprehensive way, and that it can only result in a vicious cycle of fighting
violence with violence.</p>
<p>����������� To achieve
security, exchanges and cooperation should be strengthened. All parties
concerned should enhance mutual political trust and cooperation and increase
exchanges and contacts, especially in economic and trade areas, to create a
mutually complementary and a win-win situation. China and the Middle East
countries can complement each other economically, and there is great potential
for developing economic and trade cooperation. China is willing to continue to
strengthen economic and trade cooperation with countries in the region on the
basis of equality and mutual benefits.</p>
<p>����������� Finally, the
United Nations should play a leading role. The principle of �land for peace�
established by U.N. resolutions on the Middle East issue and the Madrid Peace
Conference should be the basis for Middle East peace talks. All parties
concerned should take substantive measures to implement resolutions and
understandings already reached to realize the peaceful coexistence of �two states
for two nations.� This is the key to breaking the deadlock in the Middle East peace talks. Furthermore, we should promote dialogue between civilizations,
advocate an open and all-embracing concept of civilization, support the
friendly coexistence and equal dialogue between civilizations, and join efforts
to build a harmonious world.</p>
<p align="center" class="style26">CONCLUDING REMARKS</p>
<p>����������� The state of
instability in the Middle East is unlikely to be resolved in a short time, and
its solution will require extended and active efforts by all parties concerned.
China actively supports the Middle East peace process and believes that the
realization of peace is the common desire of all the people of all the
countries in the region, and that it serves their fundamental interests. Steady
progress in the Middle East peace process is a guarantee of security for all
the countries in the region. China will, as always, work with the international
community to realize a comprehensive and just peace in the Middle East as soon
as possible.</p>
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