Doha Security Forum: Promoting Stability and Prosperity in the World

Posted: May 26th, 2016

By Fatmir Mediu

Fatmir Mediu is the head of the Republican Party of Albania. He is a former Defense Minister and Minister for the Environment. He was a Member of the Albanian Parliament for four consecutive terms, and served at various times as Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Stability Pact and European Integration, and as a member of the Parliamentary Committees on Foreign Affairs, Security, and Legal Issues.

World leaders met in Qatar over the weekend for the 16^th annual Doha Forum on security. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon attended, as well as UN General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft. Heads of State from Afghanistan, and other Middle Eastern countries. Africa also participated, along with NATO representatives, European security and economic development experts, and the EU Commission. The Brookings Institution and New York University represented the U.S. Qatar hosts the event each year as part of its effort to take a direct leadership role in world politics beyond the Gulf, especially in the fields of security and economics.

The Cipher Brief spoke with former Albanian Defense Minister Fatmir Mediu, who attended the conference, to find out what happened.

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