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Sun, 12/20/2009 - 13:11
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Iran's Majlis speaker due in Cairo today
TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) -- Iran's Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani will head for the Egyptian capital Cairo on Sunday to attend the meeting of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC member states (PUOICM), on Dec. 20-21.
The two-day meeting is aimed at reforming the charter of the union.
During the previous conference of the PUOICM held in Cairo in February 2007, members adopted a resolution calling for reforming charter of the union.
Based on the resolution, a committee, comprised of Egypt (as the committee’s president), Turkey, Iran, Nigeria, Azerbaijan, and Uganda, was formed to review and reform the union’s charter.
The first meeting of the committee, attended by representatives of the parliament speakers, was held in Algeria last year (2008).
During the meeting representatives approved to convene the final meeting in Cairo under the presidency of the Egypt’s speaker of the People's Assembly (parliament) Ahmed Fathi Sorour.
The Parliamentary Union of the OIC member states (PUOICM) was established in Iran in 1999 and its head office is situated in Tehran. Only OIC members are entitled to membership in the union.
The two-day meeting is aimed at reforming the charter of the union.
During the previous conference of the PUOICM held in Cairo in February 2007, members adopted a resolution calling for reforming charter of the union.
Based on the resolution, a committee, comprised of Egypt (as the committee’s president), Turkey, Iran, Nigeria, Azerbaijan, and Uganda, was formed to review and reform the union’s charter.
The first meeting of the committee, attended by representatives of the parliament speakers, was held in Algeria last year (2008).
During the meeting representatives approved to convene the final meeting in Cairo under the presidency of the Egypt’s speaker of the People's Assembly (parliament) Ahmed Fathi Sorour.
The Parliamentary Union of the OIC member states (PUOICM) was established in Iran in 1999 and its head office is situated in Tehran. Only OIC members are entitled to membership in the union.
