The Chair of Iranian Studies at the YSU Faculty of Oriental Studies hosted a workshop on Iran and the South Caucasus in the context of current geopolitical developments.
The workshop was organized as part of a research project titled "The Impact of Domestic Political Currents of the Islamic Republic of Iran on Its Foreign Policy Towards the South Caucasus (2013-2024): A Case Study of the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan" (project code: 25YR-6A021), funded by the Higher Education and Science Committee of Armenia's Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport. Speakers included Professor Vardan Voskanyan, Head of the YSU Chair of Iranian Studies; Associate Professor Liana Petrosyan, who leads the research project; and project members Garik Misakyan, Arpine Arushanyan and Nare Gevorgyan.
Professor Ali Kalirad of the University of Tehran's Department of History, who holds a PhD and serves as an international partner on the research project, delivered a special presentation. He was on a working visit to the YSU Chair of Iranian Studies from October 11 to 18.
Discussions focused on the key priorities of Iran's foreign policy, regional security challenges and the Islamic Republic's role in current geopolitical developments in the South Caucasus.
The workshop also brought together YSU faculty members, researchers, students and professionals interested in the field, who actively participated in the discussions.
