On the eve of the UN Day 2013, Iranian Association of UN Studies held a seminar on “The Arms Trade Treaty: Realistic or ideal” at House of Humanities Intellectuals on 19 October 2013. The event began with brief remarks made by Dr. Faride Shaygan, Secretary-General of the Association, then a documentary entitled “The Arms Trade Treaty: Keeping the Promise” made be ICRC was shown for the audience.

The seminar had 3 main speakers namely international law expert and researcher Dr. Pouria Asgari, Tehran University professor Dr. Saeideh Lotfian and an expert from Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Shahrokh Shakerian. The 3 speakers reviewed, analyzed and criticized some legal aspects of different articles of the treaty.

Tehran University professor and former president of the United Nations International Law Commission concluded the session and approved the criticisms made by the main speakers. During the event, UNIC Reference Assistant Ms. Nazanin Ghaemmaghami-Farahani delivered SG’s message on the UN Day 2013.