Iran’s 9th Majlis opens
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, May 27, IRNA -- Iran's 9th parliament (Majlis) was kicked off Sunday morning in the presence of several high-ranking officials, foreign ambassadors and 288 newly elected MPs.
The session was inaugurated by recitation of verses from the Holy Quran and playing of national anthem.
A message from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei will be read by the Leader's representative Ayatollah Gholam-Hossein Mohammadi Golpayegani.
President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani, Chairman of Experts Assembly Ayatollah Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi-Kani, Expediency Council Chief Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, several foreign ambassadors to Iran and a number of top officials are participating in the inaugural ceremony of the 9th Majlis.
President Ahmadinejad would address the session.
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