TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – The Iranian capital is hosting a conference on the security order in West Asia amid challenges facing the strategic region.

The Conference on Regional Security Order in the West Asia kicked off in Tehran on Monday morning, at the site of Supreme National Defense University.

The one-day event hosts Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri, IRGC Deputy Commander Hossein Salami, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi and senior foreign experts in the area of regional security.

The summit is aimed at providing a close analysis of the situation in West Asia as well as discussing initiatives aimed at boosting decision-making and consensus-building on the future security order in the troubled Middle East region.

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