Representatives from Member States met at the IAEA headquarters to discuss how the experience gained through the established Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones (NWFZ) could be relevant to the Middle East. Convened by IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano, the Forum include briefings and interactive discussion of the lessons gained in establishing and maintaining the five existing NWFZs in Latin America and the Caribbean, the South Pacific, Southeast Asia, Africa and Central Asia.