The 13th session of the Arab Parliamentarian Federation's meeting kicked off in Arbil, Iraq at an invitation of the Iraqi Parliament. Nineteen parliamentary delegations take part in the three-day event. Saudi Arabia's Shoura Council's five-member delegation was led by Assistant Shoura Council Dr. Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Al-Barak. The opening ceremony was attended by President Jalal Al-Talbani and Kurdistan State Governor Masood Al-Barazani.