A parliamentary delegation from Iran departed on Saturday for Cambodia, where it will meet with Prime Minister Hun Sen and other Cambodian officials, Iranian media reported Sunday. “During the three-day trip, the two sides will hold discussions on inter-parliamentary relations and discuss paving the ground for developing ties and other related issues based on the Islamic Republic of Iran’s view on the East Asian countries,” Mohsen Kouhkan, the head of the delegation, was quoted as saying.
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