Iranian deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African Affaris Hossein Amir-Abdollahian is slated to attend the 8th edition of World Policy Conference (WPC) on Sunday held at Fairmont Le Montreux Palace in the Swiss city of Montreux.
The Iranian diplomat will also elucidate developments in West Asia from the viewpoint of the Islamic Republic in a special and independent session.
Amir-Abdollahian is scheduled to assess and review the situation in Palestine, Syria, Yemen and other crisis-hit countries in the region.
He will also answer questions of political officials, diplomats, professors of the European universities and those of the Western Asia gathered in the conference.
The 8th edition of World Policy Conference began on Nov. 20 and will run through Nov. 22, 2015 in Montreux, Swizerland. The conference covers a wide range of topics including global economic order, Israeli-Palestinian dialogue, Europe’s refugee crisis, and the future of the Middle East, among others.
World Policy Conference (WPC), founded in 2008, is an independent organization which aims to contribute to improving all aspects of governance, with a view to promoting a world that is more open and more prosperous of the diversity of nations. Its annual meeting, which is on a human scale, brings together leading figures from all five continents – political and business leaders, representatives of civil society, academics and journalists – to examine, discuss and suggest constructive solutions to major regional and international challenges.
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