EU Parliamentary Delegation in Iran for Talks
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A high-ranking delegation from the European Parliament (EP) arrived in Iran on Saturday for talks with Iranian lawmakers and officials.
The 8-strong European team will meet with Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani later on Saturday.
The visiting Europeans will discuss a host of issues with Iranian officials, including ways to promote bilateral relations between the Islamic Republic and the European Union in diverse areas.
The trip is part of reciprocal visits by Iranian and EU parliamentarians.
Earlier in May, a delegation of Iranian lawmakers made a trip to Brussels and visited the European Parliament.
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the 28-member European Union (EU), which together with the Council of the European Union and the European Commission, exercises the legislative function of the EU.
The EP is currently composed of 766 members, who have been directly elected every five years by universal suffrage since 1979.
