Eight presidents to attend G15 summit: FM spokesman

Tehran, May 11, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast said on Tuesday that eight presidents have so far announced their readiness to attend the upcoming G15 Summit.

Talking to foreign and domestic journalists during his weekly press briefing, he added that other G15 member countries will be represented at the meeting with their vice-presidents, deputy prime ministers or foreign ministers.

Economic cooperation among the member states and seeking new capacities for cooperation in the three regions of Latin America, Asia and Africa will top the agenda of the G15 meeting.

The event will prepare an appropriate ground for bilateral and multilateral negotiations, Mehman-Parast reiterated.

Tehran is to host the G15 summit on May 17 and the foreign ministers meeting is to be held on May 15.

Along with member states of G15, leaders of other countries will attend the G15 Summit as special guests.

Iran is the current chairman of the G15.

G15 was established 20 years ago with two major goals of strengthening South-South cooperation and facilitating South-north dialog.

Influential and important developing countries like Brazil, Egypt, Iran, Mexico, Malaysia and Indonesia are among members of the G15./end