Iran Press/Iran news: Seyedeh Fatemeh Hosseini was elected on Sunday afternoon to the position as a representative of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF), IRNA reported.
Consisting of eight Majlis members, the Iranian delegation entered Geneva to take part in the event on 14-18 October.
Iranian delegation is to partake in the Committee on Peace and International Security, Committee on Democracy and Human Rights, Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade, Committee on United Nations Affairs, Forum of Women Parliamentarians, Forum of Young Parliamentarians, and specialized panels.
The general meeting, which marks the 139th gathering of IPU, is themed “parliamentary leadership in promoting peace and development in the age of innovation and technological change.”
The Iranian delegation comprises MPs Seyedeh Fatemeh Hosseini (head of delegation), Parvaneh Mafi, Kazem Jalali, Ali Asghar Yousefnejad, Seyed Mostafa Zolghadr, Mohammad Baset Dorrazehi, Ali Najafi Khoshroodi and Esfandiar Ekhtiari.
The IPU Assembly is the principal statutory body that expresses the views of the Inter-Parliamentary Union on political issues. It brings together parliamentarians to study international problems and make recommendations for action.
