Tehran, YJC. Two Iranian female MP discussed the status of women in the world with their Turkish counterparts during an ongoing United Nations session in New York, United States.
On the sidelines of the 59th Session of UN’s Commission on
the Status of Women on Monday, Iranian Members of Parliament Fatemeh Rahbar and
Shahla Mirgalou Bayat held a meeting with lawmakers from Turkey.
The two sides exchanged views on the latest developments in
the region, women’s issues in particular, and discussed the legislative vacuum
and weaknesses in support of women.
Iranian MPs deplored Western media over portraying a
negative image of women’s status in Iran, and highlighted the dynamic role
women play in the country, Tasnim reports.
Rahbar and Mirgalou Bayat further referred to Turkey’s role
in the Women Committee of Islamic Inter-Parliamentary Union, and conferred on
the grounds for parliamentary cooperation on women’s issues.
UN’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the
principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion
of gender equality and the empowerment of women.