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7th German-Arab Gulf Dialogue on Security and Cooperation

GCC-Germany-EU: New Strategic Partnership in a New World Order

Together with the German-Arab Friendship Association (DAFG), the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) will host the seventh annual German-Arab Gulf Dialogue on Security and Cooperation at the KAS Academy in Berlin from 23-24 June 2025. Taking place halfway between the 2024 EU-GCC Summit in Brussels and its 2026 sequel in Riyadh, this year’s German-Arab Gulf Dialogue will explore areas in which deeper cooperation between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) can be achieved, focusing especially on GCC-German relations under the new, CDU-led government in Berlin. Please note that this is an invitation-only event. If you are interested in attending, please contact the KAS Regional Programme Gulf States at gulf@kas.de.
June 23 - 24, 2025 09:00 - 14:00 o'clock

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Since its inception in 2019, the German-Arab Gulf Dialogue on Security and Cooperation has established itself as a unique forum for experts and key decision-makers from Germany and all six member-states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to discuss foreign and security policy, as well as economic and development cooperation. This year's conference will focus on the multifaceted relations between Europe and the Arab Gulf States, especially in the areas of foreign and security policy, economic cooperation, investment, and energy policy.

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Date and time

June 23 - 24, 2025
09:00 - 14:00 o'clock
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Venue

Academy of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation Tiergartenstr. 35, 10785 Berlin Germany

Speakers

  • H.R.H. Prince Turki AlFaisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
    • Chairman of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies (KFCRIS)
  • Omid Nouripour MP
    • Vice President of the German Bundestag
  • H.E. Luigi di Maio
    • EU Special Representative for the Gulf Region
  • Jürgen Hardt MP
    • Foreign Policy Speaker of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag
  • Dr Otto Wiesheu
    • President of the German-Arab Friendship Association (DAFG)
Contact Philipp Dienstbier
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Director of the Regional Programme Gulf States
philipp.dienstbier@kas.de +962 6 59 24 150
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Nicolas Reeves

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Research Fellow
nicolas.reeves@kas.de +962 6 59 24 150

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