Davos Annual Meeting 2008 - Understanding Iran's Ambitions

http://www.weforum.org/annualmeeting 26.01.2008
Understanding Iran's Ambitions
Unease and uncertainty continue to surround Iran's policy-making and its strategic objectives with respect to the Middle East and the West.

How should the international community engage Iran in the context of energy security, nuclear non-proliferation and regional stability?

Khalid Abdulla-Janahi, Chairman of the Executive Committee, Shamil Bank of Bahrain, Switzerland; Vice-Chairman, Arab Business Council
Manouchehr Mottaki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Seyed Mojtaba Samare Hashemi Shajareh, First Adviser to the President, Presidency of Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran
Lilia Shevtsova, Senior Associate, Carnegie Moscow Center, Russian Federation
Zalmay Khalilzad, US Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, USA

Moderator
Gareth Evans, President, International Crisis Group, Belgium

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[WorldEconomicForum]

The translated version is here:

gaia.world-television (dot) com/wef/worldeconomicforum_ann­ualmeeting2008/default.aspx?sn­=21667&lang=en

[islamnet]

It is silly not to put the English translation.. a very obvious trick from WEF to block the public from listening to the Iran message

[WorldEconomicForum]

I am working to get the version with the correct audio tracks up soon.

Bear with us

Matthias Lüfkens

World Economic Forum

[4417646]

All my respect to Iran

[osstooroom]

Iranians living in Iran are only 70 million, majority are not content with this regime, but they don't see US military invasion as liberation. In fact, US military has proven record of torture and abuse of innocent civilians and it is a well known fact. Here is the catch, 1.5 billion are Moslems who have a deep sympathy with the cause of this Iranian regime, in fact they want to see the revival of a major and sovereign Islamic regime that doesn't pay lip service to Western powers.

[1da1vid1]

the link for the english version doesnt work for me. is there anywhere an version with english subtitles???

[javidsharif]

nice persian afghanistan iran tajikestan long life.... khalilzad also good man

[sheshe670]

long live iran and all the world .

long live peace in iran and all the world .

shall we live in peace next to our sisters and brothers.

peace upon you my greater family where ever you are.

[OldAthenian]

Dr. Mossadegh was an intellectual and a humanitarian.

[OldAthenian]

I am not aware of any war crimes commited by Iran. I can mention a few commited by the state of Israel. Do you want examples?

[TubeGhandi]

this respond is for ( kekonenaafoutr )

"the key is the freedom of women"...are threaten the arabs and begging the west at the same time .. this is why we hate persions they have two faces....we are neighbours we like it or not we should show some respect to each others

[TubeGhandi]

yes I almost forgot ... 2% of the Iranian are Arabic native speakers....with all respect to you neighbours

[TubeGhandi]

search for the arabic in english and other languages ... and by the way the old arabic is very important to understand and some ancient languages like Hebrew ... and nowadays it considered the oldest ..it didn't changed for 1500 year.... look at English before 50 years and you can tell the difference...above that it is an entrance for a big major of science (Islam).

[WhatAboutBut]

naahh its not working... AND its not on WEF webside!

[TubeGhandi]

im sorry but they don't use it in ( tajikestan, Uzbakestean and India ) and in Afaganestan 5%percent ues it only ... and by the way 50% of the Iranian them self don't speak Farsi .. and more than 30% percent of them (the 50% I mean) language is Arabic and most of them speak it. So I didn't understand from were did you come with the importance of this language... check 0:13:58 he was speaking completely arabic.