According to the public relations office of the vice-presidency for women and family affairs one of the ministers of Maldives who took part at the IORA meeting in an interview said: “I feel proud to be here and I am grateful. I should say that I see many powerful women in Iran and I feel very happy to meet them.  The event was so well organized.”

"The 7th meeting of the IORA women economic empowerment working group was held in Tehran hosted by the general office of the international affairs of the vice-presidency for women and family affairs."