NATO secretary general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer addresses the opening session of the ' NATO - Bahrain Relations and the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative ' conference in Manama , Bahrain , 24 April 2008 . The one - day meeting aims to strengthen NATO ties with the six Gulf states . EPA / MAZEN MAHDI < 저작권자 ⓒ 2007 연 합 뉴 스 . 무단 전재 - 재 배포 금지 . >