IESS's specialized meeting on "Central Asia's view of interaction with Iran; Tehran's Opportunities and Challenges" was held with the presence of Iranian and non-Iranian experts.

In order to analyze the relations between Iran and Central Asia countries in various fields, the Institute for East Strategic Studies (IESS) held a meeting with the presence of Iranian and regional experts and analysts.  
The participants in this meeting were:

• "Sergei Ivanov", the professor of history at the Kyrgyz National University, and an expert on Central Asian issues;
  "Gholamreza Jalali", director of Biography and Genealogy Department in Islamic Research Foundation of Astan Quds Razavi, and an expert on the culture and civilization of Central Asia;
  "Mr. Farhadi", Deputy Director of Central Asian Affairs at the Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs mission in Razavi Khorasan province:
  "Ahmed Ghasemzadeh" and "Omid Rahimi", experts on Central Asian issues: and some other researchers of Central Asian issues.