04/01/2010 (Agence Europe) - The visit to Iran by a European Parliament delegation, scheduled from 7 to 11 January, has been cancelled at the last minute by the Iranian authorities, which informed the EP of their decision on Sunday evening 3 January, through the Iranian ambassador in Brussels. German Green MEP Barbara Lochbihler, who chairs the EP's delegation to Iran, said she was disappointed by Tehran's decision which, she claimed, “is further proof of the Iranian authorities' blank refusal to allow any serious discussion about the grave unresolved issues in the country”. It had been planned that the MEPs (from all political groups) would have discussions with members of the Iranian government and parliament, and also with representatives of the political opposition and of civil society. (H.B./transl.rt)