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February 2019 Warsaw conference
Host country Poland
Date13–14 February 2019
CitiesWarsaw, Poland

February 2019 Warsaw Conference, commonly known as the US-led Middle East conference in Warsaw, took place on February 13 and 14, 2019 in Warsaw, capital of Poland. The conference will be hosted by Poland and the United States. According to the joint official announcement of the meeting, the issues of the event are: “terrorism and extremism, missile development and proliferation, maritime trade and security, and threats posed by proxy groups across the region”. In early February the US secretary of State Mike Pompeo had said that the purpose of the conference is to focus on "Iran’s influence and terrorism in the region". However, after the European objections to the purpose, the United states was forced to backtrack on planning to build a global coalition against Iran.

Press Conference

Secretary Pompeo Participates in a Joint Press Conference With Polish Foreign Minister Czaputowicz

On 12 February, US Secretary of States and Polish Foreign Minister had a press conference, one day before the summit on the “peace and security for the Middle East” officially begins. Pompeo said that more than 60 states are participating in the Warsaw summit.

Disagreement

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Iran has protested over the conference, calling it a hostile move. The foreign policy chief of the European Union, Federica Mogherini said that she will not attend the Warsaw meeting, "which has received a cool reception from European countries." Russia's Foreign Ministry also released a statement on January 22 and cited that Russian officials will not attend the conference, which it described as an "anti-Iran platform."

British Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, agreed to attend the summit but only on the condition that the United Kingdom, United States, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia hold a meeting on the margins about Yemen.

Major European powers such as Germany and France, refused to send their top diplomats over fears that the summit was designed mainly to build an alliance against Iran.

On February 13 and 14, a large group of Iranian nationals favoring regime change in the Islamic Republic of Iran held a rally in Warsaw to coincide with the conference. Among the speakers at the demonstration was former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who demanded stronger policies against the Iranian government and its human-rights violations.

See also

References

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