Brussels, 20/12/2004 (Agence Europe) - A delegation from the Saudi Arabian parliament, the Majlis al-Shura, visited the European Parliament in Strasbourg last week, meeting with members of the European Parliament Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, chaired by Lilli Gruber (PES, Italy). At a press conference, Lilli Gruber said that this was the first visit by Saudi parliamentarians to the European Parliament in ten years. She said the EP Delegation for relations with the Gulf States would be visiting Saudi on 7-10 February 2005, ahead of the first municipal elections, scheduled for 10 February. Gruber added that the meeting had discussed the democratisation process in Saudi Arabia, human rights (particularly for women), the impact of the war on Iraq in the region and combatting terrorism in Saudi Arabia.