Think Tank
Fourth Russian-Iranian Dialogue. Speakers
Online

On July 15, at 12:00 noon Moscow time (GMT+3), the Fourth Russian-Iranian dialogue will take place. The closed-door forum is being organised by the Valdai Discussion Club in partnership with the Iranian Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS). Following its conclusion, a press conference will be held at 14:30. We invite media representatives to participate in the press conference.

The speakers of the event include: 

  • Andrey Baklitskiy, PIR Center Consultant, Analyst, Institute for International Studies, MGIMO, Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and others.

  • Andrey Bystritskiy, Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Development and Support Fund of the Valdai Discussion Club;

  • Saeed Khatibzadeh, Vice President for Research of the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS); 

  • Mir Mahmoud Mousavi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran to Pakistan (1984-1989) and to India (1998-2002) and others.

  • Vitaly Naumkin, Academic Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences; 

  • Seyed Kazem Sajjadpour, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister, President of the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS);

  • Mehdi Sanaei, Senior Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran to Russia (2013-2019); 

  • Andrey Sushentsov, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; 

  • Sabah Zangeneh, Iran’s ambassador to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (1990-1997).