Iran hosts third intl. Persian Gulf confab

Hassan Zandiyeh, executive secretary of the conference, said on Sunday that the Persian Gulf is an important and international subject and the conference will focus on the environmental concerns and Iran’s ownership rights to the Persian Gulf.

“The conference, which is held every two years, is attended by the researchers, scholars and specialists from the United States, China, France, Britain and Persian Gulf littoral countries,” IRNA quoted him as saying.

“Trade exchanges in the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf, immigration to the Persian Gulf islands, the presence of big powers in the Persian Gulf, archeological findings in the Persian Gulf, the Persian Gulf’s stand in the cultural and trade relations among regional states…and shifting trade hubs in the Persian Gulf are the most important topics of the conference,” he added.

Zandiyeh went on to say that after announcing the conference, about 300 papers were sent to the secretariat, of which 100 were chosen through review for presentation. Oral presentations account for 70 of these papers and the remaining are to be presented as posters.

The official added that foreign theorists and researchers have also sent 15 papers to the event.

The third international conference on the Persian Gulf will be held at the University of Tehran on April 29-30 and at Hormozgan University on May 1.

The conference is sponsored by the University of Tehran in cooperation with Tehran Municipality, Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, and Hormozgan University.

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