German FM in Tehran for Preliminary Munich Conference

German FM in Tehran for Preliminary Munich Conference
Sat Oct 17, 2015 13:13:52

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has met Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran early Saturday to attend the preliminary meeting of the Munich Security Conference that is due to be held in Tehran today.

Steinmeier is also slated to hold meetings with the senior Iranian officials on recent developments in the Middle East, Syria in particular.

The preliminary meeting of Munich Security Summit to be hosted by the Iranian Foreign Ministry's Institute for International and Political Studies (IIPS) will open in Tehran on Saturday.

The meeting will be held in the presence of German and Lebanese top diplomats and high-ranking officials of 60 world states.
Commenting on Tehran-Berlin ties, Zarif said Iran wants serious cooperation with Germany in the regional issues, adding Tehran welcomes more active presence of Berlin in the region.

After the conference, the two foreign ministers are to attend the preliminary meeting of the Munich Security Conference to be held in the Iranian capital.

The preliminary meeting of the Munich Security Conference will be held in the presence of German and Lebanese top diplomats and high-ranking officials of 60 world states.

The 52nd Munich Security Conference is due to be held on February 12-14, 2016.

The 51st Munich Security Conference took place from 6 to 8 February 2015. Over 400 renowned decision-makers in international politics, including about twenty heads of states and governments and more than sixty foreign and defense ministers, came together to discuss the current and future issues in foreign and security policy; IRNA reported.

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