17th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement will be held in Tehran

The 17th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement at the level of Foreign Ministers will be held in Tehran in June 2015, the secretariat of the organization announced. 

The 16th meeting of Heads of State and Government also took place in the capital of Iran in August 2012.

It was attended by representatives of 120 countries, including 24 presidents, the heads of three monarchies, eight prime ministers and 50 foreign ministers. The chairmanship for three years was transferred to Iran, which will hand over its powers to Venezuela at the 18th summit in September 2015, Tass reports. 

The movement was founded in Belgrade in 1961 by 25 countries. It is an informal association of states proclaiming non-participation in military-political blocs and groups as the foundation of its foreign policy. Currently it includes 120 countries and 17 observer countries.