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Defence Conference In Abu Dhabi Calls For Updating Rules Of International Law |
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A two-day conference titled International Law and War in the 21st Century, started in the UAE capital today. Organised by the Ministry of Defence, under the patronage of Mohammed bin Ahmad Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs at the Armed Forces Officers Club, the conference saw the attendance of Major General Faris Khalaf Al Mazrouei, Commander-in-Chief of the Abu Dhabi Police, ADP, Matar Salim Al Dhaheri, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, and several senior officers and officials from the ministry, as well as leading international experts and specialists in military, security and strategic issues. Addressing the event, Al Bowardi underlined the necessity of updating the rules and standards of the international law, to ensure a safer and more prosperous world, where differences and challenges can be managed through clearer rules. He highlighted the UAE’s leading role in promoting dialogue and international cooperation related to updating laws that govern wars and conflicts. Major General Pilot Falah Mohammed Falah Al Qahtani, Assistant Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Defence for Policies and Strategic Affairs, said that the past 20 years have witnessed changes to wars and armed conflicts in many parts of the world, as well as to the types of weapons used in these wars, due to groud-breaking technological advances and the emergence of new styles of fighting combat. Major General Obaid Rashid Al Hossan Al Shamsi, Head of the Executive Directorate of Strategic Analysis at the Ministry of Defence and Chairman of the Higher Organising Committee of the Conference, said that the conference is part of a series of annual conferences organised by the ministry since 2016. |
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