Iran delegation in Bahrain to attend parliamentary conference
A group of Iranian legislators visited Bahrain to participate in an international parliamentary conference in Manama, amid speculations that the Persian Gulf nation might consider following Saudi Arabia’s lead in restoring diplomatic relations with Tehran.
Abbas Golru, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee in the Iranian Parliament, wrote in a post published on his Twitter page that he and two other Iranian parliamentarians arrived in the Bahrain capital on Friday to take part in the 146th session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly, which is taking place from March 11 to 15, Press TV reported.
He noted that the Iranian parliamentary delegation was warmly received by Mamdouh Abbas Ahmed al-Saleh, a member of the Council of Representatives of Bahrain, upon arrival at Bahrain International Airport.
“There exists bright prospects for [bilateral] relations between the two countries in the future,” Golru noted.
Following days of intensive talks in Beijing, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed on Friday to resume their diplomatic relations and reopen their embassies and diplomatic missions within the next two months.