Assembly of Experts to hold meeting on Sept 14-15

Tehran, Sept 13, IRNA – The Assembly of Experts of the Leadership is planned to begin its two-day 8th meeting on September 14, substitute Friday Prayers Leader of Tehran Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami said on Monday.

Talking to IRNA, Ayatollah Khatami said the meeting is due to be held by the opening speech of Chairman of the Assembly of Experts Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani.

Ayatollah Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi, one of the members of the Assembly of Experts, will then deliver a speech on the cultural issues, the ayatollah said.

He added five out of the 86 members of the assembly are scheduled to elaborate on the country’s internal affairs and the international issues as well.

Iran’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Shamseddin Hosseini is one of the guests of the meeting who will deliver a report on the country’s economic situation, he said.

By the end of the meeting, members of the assembly will pay tribute to the founder of the Islamic Republic, the late Imam Khomeini.

They are also planned to meet with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei./end