During my term in office, I am determined not only to maintain such an active dialogue, but to further intensify it.
Why do I believe such strong engagement is important? Simply put, because the security of the countries here in the Gulf region, as well as in the Mediterranean, matters a great deal to NATO. And similarly, I believe that the Alliance matters a great deal to your security as well.
Excerpts from keynote address by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative conference in Abu Dhabi. (photo: NATO)