Original post date:
10 March 2014
Israel and Arab states held their third round of exploratory talks in the Swiss resort of Glion last month that are focused on establishing a nuclear weapons-free zone in the Middle East, according to a participant.
The discussions, largely kept from the public eye, are being held under the auspices of the United Nations and led by a Finnish diplomat, Jaakko Laajava. The dialogue was running in parallel to the negotiations in Vienna between Iran and global powers that are aimed at scaling back Tehran’s nuclear program.