The Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament will travel to Tehran on Sunday at the head of a delegation of Iraqi MPs, the Office of the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament announced.

Iran PressMiddle East: Mohammad Al-Halbousi will travel to Tehran in response to an invitation from the Speaker of Iran's Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Iraqi Parliament Information Office said in a statement on Friday night.

According to the statement, the speaker of the Iraqi parliament will meet with Seyyed Ibrahim, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and some other officials.

The visit will take place a day after today's session of the Iraqi parliament, which is scheduled to take place at 11 a.m. today (Saturday) on the appointment of the Iraqi president.