Javad Zarif: There Is a Problem of Anxieties In the Persian Gulf

Javad Zarif: There Is a Problem of Anxieties In the Persian Gulf
20.02.2018

Valdai Club Middle East Conference. Session 6. The Fate of the Kurds: A Central Issue?

Valdai Club Middle East Conference. Session 6. The Fate of the Kurds: A Central Issue?
20.02.2018

Alastair Crooke on the Russian Intervention in Syria

Alastair Crooke on the Russian Intervention in Syria
20.02.2018

Valdai Club Middle East Conference. Session 6. The Fate of the Kurds: A Central Issue?

On February 19-20, 2018, the Valdai Discussion Club in partnership with the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences held a conference, titled “Russia in the Middle East: Playing on All Fields.” The conference took place in the format of an expert dialogue with the participation of well-known politicians, diplomats, experts and public figures from more than 30 countries.

Watch the broadcast of the sixth session "The Fate of the Kurds: A Central Issue?" on February 20 at 12.00

Working languages: Russian, English, Arabic.

The participants will discuss the following issues:

  • What are the limits of the Kurds’ potential autonomy in Turkey, Iraq and Syria?

  • How closely are the Kurdish national movements connected in these countries? Is it possible to create a common front?

  • Can the international community come to a consolidated position on the Kurdish issue?

Read more about the session in the Programme of the conference.   

Video from all the sessions: 

Session 1. Russia in the Middle East: A Paradox of Perception

Session 2. Syria: After War, Peace

Session 3. Yemen: An Unnoticed Tragedy?

Session 4. Middle Eastern Settlement: An Exploded Quiet?

Session 5. Bringing Libya Back: A Common Cause?

Session 6. The Fate of the Kurds: A Central Issue?

Session 7. Iran: An Independent Course?

Session 8. The Future of One Region