The  1st National Conference of Iran and Neighbors warped up in attendance with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

The conference also hosted the Economic Affairs and Finance Minister Ehsan Khandouzi, Ahmad Vahidi, Iran's Interior Minister, and Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top military adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Monday each of whom delivered speech in the morning at the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS) on Jan. 24, 2022. 

Since taking office in August, the new Iranian administration, under President  Ebrahim Raisi, has constantly stressed that expansion of relations with neighbors and Asian countries is a top priority of its foreign policy.