Political Background Discussion with H.E. Dr. Mehdi Safari

Berlin, April 17, 2008

On the occasion of his inaugural visit to Germany, Dr. Mehdi Safari, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, discussed with members of the German Bundestag as well as representatives of the Federal Chancellery, the Federal Foreign Office and selected think tanks the current state of German-Iranian as well as EU-Iranian relations. He also elaborated on the Iranian position with regard to current developments in the Middle East.

The Political Background Discussion with Dr. Mehdi Safari continues the Körber Foundation’s tradition of a dialogue with Iran. This series includes the Political Breakfasts with Dr. Manouchehr Mohammadi , Deputy Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Hassan Rohani , member of the Supreme National Security Council, the Expediency Council and the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran and President of the Center for Strategic Research, Dr. Saeed Jalili , General Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Alaeddin Boroujerdi , Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s Committee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, as well as the field trip of the Körber Network Foreign Policy to Iran.

Körber Foundation regularly invites a small circle of senior Berlin foreign policy professionals to itsBackground Discussions . As is the case with the Bergedorfer Round Tables, the discussions take place confidentially and away from public attention.