Tajik leader to attend Tehran international conference on terrorism

DUSHANBE, June 20, 2011, Asia-Plus  -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon will attend an international conference on campaign against terrorism that is expected to take place in Tehran, Iran from June 25-26, a well-informed source at the Tajik government told Asia-Plus Monday afternoon.

On sidelines of the conference initiated by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Tajik leader will hold a number of meetings with heads of delegations participating in the conference, the source said.

According to him, President Rahmon is expected to pay a special attention to issues related to international cooperation in combating terrorism as well as ways of seeking solution to the Afghan problems.

In the meantime, Iranian media outlets report the International Conference on Campaign against Terrorism is expected to bring together officials of more than 80 countries as well as regional and international organizations.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast was quoted as saying that in addition to the officials of different countries, a number of presidents of the world states have also been invited as special guests of the conference.  He also reiterated that the Islamic Republic of Iran as one of the biggest victims of terrorism is determined to annihilate the ominous phenomenon through cooperation with other countries.

We will recall that Iran last month hosted an international conference formally titled “International Coalition against Terrorism for Fair Peace” with more than 1,000 Iranian and foreign figures and thinkers in attendance.  The gathering mainly sought creation of mutual understanding, wise thinking and fair and just international efforts to annihilate terrorism.  Besides, four specialized meetings with the topic of terrorism were held on the sidelines of the conference.