TEHRAN: The 9th parliamentary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will begin in Tehran on February 14, while so far over 40 countries have confirmed their participations in the event, Iranian officials said on Saturday.
“Over 40 countries have announced their preparedness to participate in the OIC parliamentary meeting, 20 of which will take part in the event at the speaker level,” Iranian Parliament Speaker’s advisor for international affairs Hossein Sheikholeslam said.
Sheikholeslam said that 10 countries will also send their vice-speakers to the international gathering which is slated to be held in Tehran from February 14 to 19.
“Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameron, Chad, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Oman, Pakistan , Palestine, Senegal, Syria, Tajikistan, Togo, Turkey, Yemen, Algeria, Comoros, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Uganda, the UAE, Sudan, Kyrgyzstan and Libya are the countries which have so far confirmed their presence in the OIC parliamentary meeting,” Sheikholeslam said.
