The FSD holds the Third EU-Israel Strategic Dialogue with the EPC and ELNET

The third edition of the EU-Israel Strategic Dialogue focused on the regional cooperation and stabilisation in the Middle East, and how to turn a challenge into an opportunity.

The Polish National Security Bureau (BBN) hosted the discussions at the prestigious historic Belvedere Palace. Ambassador of Israel to Poland Anna Azari invited the participants to her residence for the main dinner. The dialogue focused on three key security challenges for Poland and Israel: transatlantic relations, Russia, and terrorism.

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Participants, including senior representatives of the ministries of foreign affairs and defence, as well as members of parliament and public opinion leaders, addressed a whole range of issues including the evolution towards a new international order, the Iran-Saudi Arabia rivalry and its effects on the region, countering radicalization and terror, the Syrian conflict, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the bilateral relations.
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The Mission of the FSD

The Forum of Strategic Dialogue (FSD) is an informal platform that facilitates high-level strategic dialogue between Europe and Israel. The FSD provides a forum for Track "One and a Half" diplomacy, beyond the constraints of formal intergovernmental relations. The FSD fosters open communication that encourages participants—senior governmental officials and leading experts—to develop breakthrough ideas which enhance bilateral cooperation and relationship-building.

Key Topics of Discussion

• Regional strategic environment

• C ountering terrorism & radicalization

• Iran: nuclear, ballistic & regional

• The Syrian conflict

• Europe-Israel relations

• Israeli-Palestinian c onflict

• Role of major powers in the Middle East

• Defence and military issues

	Be assured that France is deeply attached to the development of the strategic dialogue with Israel, to which the FSD brings a valuable contribution.
Laurent Fabius, France's then Minister of Foreign Affairs

	It is very important to sit together and discuss the key strategic issues openly, while understanding that there are diverse views in both Israel and Poland. By providing this forum, the FSD contributes significantly to Poland-Israel cooperation and friendship.
Brig. Gen. (res.) Jacob Nagel, former Acting Head of Israel's National Security Council