Manama, November 20, 2021, SPA – Saudi Assistant Minister of Defense for Executive Affairs Dr. Khalid bin Hussein Al-Bayari, headed the Ministry of Defense delegation participating in the Manama Dialogue Forum, held under the patronage of Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force, and organized by the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. The forum, being held from November 19-21 in Manama, will host several dialogue sessions on regional security, defense policies, diplomacy and deterrence, the Gulf and Asia affairs, and ending conflicts in the region, in addition to other open and closed sessions with the participation of regional and international officials and experts in security and defense affairs to analyze important strategic issues. --SPA 19:36 LOCAL TIME 16:36 GMT 0018 www.spa.gov.sa/w1653865