MNA� The International Conference on Regional Security Order in the West Asia has kicked off in Tehran with a number of Iranian and foreign officials and experts in attendance.


The first edition of Tehran Security Conference is currently being held at the Iran International Conference Center in the Iranian capital.

The opening speech will be delivered by Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, and Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani will give the closing speech.

The one-day conference will include six specialist sessions, and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan, Head of Strategic Research Center of the Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati, and Head of Strategic and Foreign Relations Council Kamal Kharrazi are also expected to deliver speeches.

According to the scientific director of the conference, Jalal Dehghani Firouzabadi,�the conference will be held on ten different topics, with over 250 abstracts and about 150 papers submitted to its secretariat.