Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal left here on Wednesday for Russia's Saint Petersburg leading a parliamentary delegation on a several days' visit.

The Egyptian speaker will chair the participating parliamentary delegation in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)'s executive committee meeting, due to start later in the day, as a representative of the Arab group.

He will also lead the Egyptian delegation to the 137th session of the IPU, which is due to kick off in Saint Petersburg on Saturday.

The Egyptian speaker will deliver a speech on cultural diversity, peace and inter-religious dialogue.

Source: MENA