The 88th meeting of the Council of Directors of IIASA was held in the Austrian city of Laxenburg with Austria, Australia, Britain, Indonesia, Ukraine, the US, Germany, Republic of South Africa, Brazil, Russia, Japan, China, South Korea, Pakistan, Finland, Sweden, Egypt, Mexico, Malaysia, Norway, India, and the Netherlands, during which Iran’s membership to the IIASA was ratified as the 24th member state.
A voting session had been held earlier on March 28 and all 23 member states believed Iran’s membership to the Board of Governors was important and demanded that Iran actively participate in the programs of the Institute.
