Iran to hold int'l anti-terrorism confab late August

Tehran, May 4, IRNA – Iran will hold an international conference on fighting terrorism late August.

During his weekly press briefing with domestic and foreign reporters on Tuesday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast said that the conference will coincide with the martyrdom anniversary of former Iranian President Mohammad-Ali Rajaie and his Prime Minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar who were killed during a terrorist bomb attack in 1981.

He said the conference will provide an opportunity for all organizations and countries who are frankly working on anti-terrorism issues to explore the issue from different perspectives.

He also noted that the meeting will focus on the dangers and threats being posed to the global and regional security in a bid to provide practical guides to launch a real campaign against terrorism in the world.

Mehman-Parast further said such international gatherings will be apt opportunities for all to work out ways to fight international terrorism./end