3rd Tehran Dialogue Forum kicks off

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – The third edition of the Tehran Dialogue Forum kicked off in the Iranian capital on Monday morning with the presence of Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

Foreign ambassadors to Iran, senior Iranian and foreign political figures, managers of think tanks, and intellectuals from 36 countries are present in the forum.

Former Prime minister of Iraq Adil Abdul-Mahdi, Foreign Minister of Nicaragua Denis Moncada, and Head of Iran's Foreign Policy Strategic Council Kamal Kharrazi will deliver a speech at the forum.

The most important focus of this year's forum is "Neighborhood policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran and an approach to friendship and trust building".  

The participants will address the latest developments in West Asia and security in the Persian Gulf, regional connections and energy security, the Ukraine crisis and its regional and global consequences, and the prospect of peace and inclusive government in Afghanistan.

The first and second rounds of the Tehran Dialogue Forum were held in 2019 and 2020. The two rounds constituted an important platform of interaction and communication among political officials and thinkers in the field of international and regional studies, as well as discussions on West Asia in particular.