On 1 October 2026, Prof. Teresa Cheng, Secretary-General of the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed), led a delegation to the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) and met with Ms. Alexandra Matas, Director of the International Security Dialogue Department. The two sides discussed potential avenues of institutional cooperation.
During the conversation, Prof. Cheng underscored the commitment of IOMed, as the world’s first intergovernmental organization dedicated to mediation, to develop specialized capacity-building programs for both mediators and State officials in the State-to-State context. Ms. Matas shared the extensive expertise of GCSP, a prominent think tank in the field of international security policy, in conflict prevention and international security dialogue.
The two sides agreed to maintain close exchanges and explore the collaborative development of training curricula for mediators and State officials operating within the security sector and joint research initiatives in relation to mediation.