
The 12 main members of the forum are Algeria, Bolivia, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Iran, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela and the United Arab Emirates.
Countries like the Netherlands, Norway, Iraq, Oman, Peru and Azerbaijan Republic are observer members of the forum.
Mohammad Hossein Adeli was secretary general of the forum for the past four years, which will be ended at this meeting.
The members are to elect a new secretary general for the forum.
Russia and Libya have already introduced their candidates for this post.
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