Iran Speaker supports Islamic human rights
TEHRAN, (MILLAT ONLINE)::Iranian Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani while addressing the inauguration ceremony of the 13th Conference
of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC) said that one of the issues on the current
conference’s agenda is Islamic human rights.
So far there have been good discussions on the issue, Larijani said, Islamic Republic News Agency
(IRNA) reported on Tuesday.
He also said the issue of women and family are among subjects expected to be discussed by the
participants of the conference. ‘There is a special committee on women and family’, he said.
It is fortunate to see that women across the Islamic nations are increasingly participating in
parliaments, the Iranian Majlis speaker added.
Larijani also urged Muslim nations and the PUIC members to try to enhance economic relations
among themselves. Iran is expected to propose mechanisms to help promote economic engagement
among Islamic countries, he said.