Conferences & Meetings

This meeting - the first such occasion since the Islamic revolution in Iran - was intended to explore ways of strengthening friendly links between the citizens of Iran and the United States and of improving people-to-people relations between the two countries. Twenty-eight Iranian and American community leaders along with heads of NGOs exchanged views on issues of joint concern in each other's countries and identified seven specific areas for future collaboration, namely media, women and children, education, commerce, the environment, the arts and NGO development. The informal and friendly atmosphere in which discussions were held served to encourage an open and frank exchange of views between participants.

The meeting was regarded as a valuable first step towards institutionalising what had previously been an informal network of links and contacts between individuals operating within the two countries.