The 14th Summit of Iranâ„¢s Assembly of Experts in Tehran, Tuesday, September 3, 2013
The 14th Summit of Iranâ„¢s Assembly of Experts has begun in the capital, Tehran, with the attendance of senior Iranian officials.
The two-day summit kicked off on Tuesday in the capital with the opening speech of Chairman of the Iranian Assembly of Experts Ayatollah Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani.
Iranâ„¢s President Hassan Rouhani, Head of the Guardian Council Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati and Chairman of Iranâ„¢s Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani are among the participants of the event.
Iranâ„¢s Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi and Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani as well as other senior Iranian clerics and officials are also present at the summit.
Commander of Iranâ„¢s Quds Force Major General Qassem Soleimani is scheduled to address the summit and deliver a speech on the latest regional developments including the situation in Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Lebanon and other regional countries.
President Rouhani is also scheduled to give a speech about Iranâ„¢s domestic and foreign affairs on the second day of the summit.
The Assembly of Experts is a body of Islamic Jurisprudence scholars who are directly elected to office in a national poll.
The Assembly holds meetings twice a year to review major national issues and every other year to appoint a new chairman.
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Republished from: Press TV