Iran’s top MP to visit Turkey to attend an Islamic parliamentary meeting

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani is to visit Turkey on January 20 to deliver a speech at the 10th meeting of the Islamic Inter-Parliamentary Union (IIPU).

The Islamic Republic News Agency quoted Hossein Sheikholeslam, an advisor to Iran’s parliament speaker for international affairs, as saying that Ali Larijani is to visit Turkey on Tuesday, January 20, to deliver a speech at the 10th meeting of the Islamic Inter-Parliamentary Union (IIPU).

Over the 3-day visit – January 20-22 – Larijani will also meet with some Turkish officials to compare notes about regional and international matters, said Sheikholeslam.

Iran is holding the rotating presidency of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation member states (PUIC). Turkey will take over as president of PUIC during its upcoming meeting in Ankara.

Emad Askarieh

Emad Askarieh has worked as a journalist since 2002. The main focus of his work is foreign policy and world diplomacy. He started his career at Iran Front Page Media Group, and is currently serving as the World Editor and the Vice-President for Executive Affairs at the Iran Front Page (IFP) news website.

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