Iran
AFSC's Iran program is working with people in the U.S. and Iran to increase understanding and friendship between the people of Iran and the U.S. and to normalize diplomatic relations between the governments of Iran and the U.S.
To achieve these goals, the Service Committee is working toward:
- Increased institutional relations between U.S. and Iranian organizations promoting interfaith dialogue and peace studies.
- Direct, comprehensive negotiations without preconditions between the two countries.
- A U.S. congressional bill calling for normalization of diplomatic relations with Iran.
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Program Activities
Building on AFSC's tradition of addressing conflict through personal contact between individuals of parties in conflict or potential conflict, AFSC co-facilitated several meetings between faith leaders from the United States and high-level Iranian religious and government officials in 2006. These included three meetings with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who expressed willingness for negotiations between Iran and the United States if the United States government showed goodwill.
Mary Ellen McNish, AFSC's general secretary, discusses her experiences on the delegation >
AFSC is currently developing further exchanges to foster positive people-to-people diplomacy. Check this web page for dates and reports from upcoming delegations.