Division 2.2.3 Description of the project

The project provides for the preparation of up to eight background papers of 10-15 pages (5 000-7 000 words) each. The background papers will be prepared or commissioned by the EU Non-Proliferation Consortium and do not necessarily represent the views of the EU Institutions and the EU Member States.

The background papers will cover the topics discussed by the seminar in support of a process of confidence building leading to the establishment of a zone free of WMD and their means of delivery in the Middle East. Every paper will frame political/and or operational policy options.

The background papers will be submitted to seminar participants, relevant bodies in the EU and EU Member States, all Middle East countries, other interested countries, and competent international organisations. The background papers could be published on the website of the EU Non-Proliferation Consortium.

The background papers could be collected together in one volume for a single publication, after the seminar.