Iran's ethnicity to be focused in int'l conference

ANKARA

Iran's ethnicity, sectarian structure, political participation and pluralism will be discussed at a two-day international conference in Sweden on Saturday.

The conference entitled "Political Pluralism and the Future of Participation of the Nationalities in Iran" will be conducted in Stockholm by the Ankara-based Tabriz Research Institute (TAE).
Iranian journalists, researchers and media members will address the conference.

The TAE began in April under the chairmanship of Riza Heyet. The institute researches the language and culture as well as political, social and financial structure of nations and communities in contact with Turks, especially Iran and Azerbaijan.