Said Ferjani on the Problem of Emigration in Africa

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Valdai Club Middle East Conference. Session 7. Iran: An Independent Course?

Valdai Club Middle East Conference. Session 7. Iran: An Independent Course?
20.02.2018

Valdai Club Middle East Conference. Session 8. The Future of One Region

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20.02.2018

Valdai Club Middle East Conference. Session 7. Iran: An Independent Course?

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 seventh session "Iran: An Independent Course?" on February 20 at 15.00

Working languages: Russian, English, Arabic.

The participants will discuss the following issues:

  • What are Iran’s primary interests in the region at the moment and what means is it prepared to use to secure them?

  • Which ‘red lines’ should neither Iran nor its opponents cross?

  • What confidence-building measures can be proposed to relieve the tension in Iran’s relations with other Middle Eastern states?

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