Oman's Foreign Minister Yousuf bin Alawi made it clear that his country is offering ideas to help Israel and the Palestinians to come together but is not acting as mediator. Speaking at the 14th IISS Manama Dialogue regional security summit in Bahrain, Alawi said "Israel is a state present in the region, and we all understand this, the world is also aware of this fact and may be it is time for Israel to be treated the same and also bear the same obligations." Referring to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he said: "We do not say that the road is paved, but our priority is to end the conflict and move to a new world."