Dr Cem Erbil and Frances Sleap of the Dialogue Society attended a Middle East Briefing by Mr Ivan Lewis MP, Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Mr Lewis, whose responsibilities include the Middle East, Counter Terrorism, Counter Proliferation, South East Asia and Far East, North America, Drugs and International Crime and Migration gave a briefing on the most recent developments in the Middle East, Afghanistan and Yemen.

He stressed the need for more international cooperation in these troubled areas to establish long lasting peace and stability within the region.