The Congress of Deputies has finally suspended the protocol greeting that the deputies of the Foreign Affairs Committee were going to give to a delegation from Iran on Tuesday afternoon, visiting Spain. The reason is the stir generated because the Iranians had claimed that the women who attended the event did not shake hands with the representatives of the Islamic country.

The origin of the controversy arises from an email sent by the Embassy of Iran to the service of the Protocol of Congress, in which he reminded him that according to their customs and customs, men do not shake hands or have physical contact with the ladies, sources explain of the camera. Following this communication, the Protocol service verbally informed the various parliamentary groups to inform them.

Upon knowing the "protocol conditions for women," Vox announced early in the afternoon that he refused to attend the meeting. And he denounced that it was because "the protocol instructions that govern the visit of the Iranian delegation" include "that women who attend will not be able to shake hands with the representatives of Iran, but only look at them, but from a distance."

"The Vox Parliamentary Group will not participate in an act that requires different treatment for women - re-choosing them in this case to a secondary role - and denounces that, in the House representing all Spaniards, this inadmissible requirement of the delegation is accepted from Iran, "the party explained in a statement.

Two hours later, Vox reported that the protocol greeting had been eliminated, as Congress sources also confirm, so the visit of the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Mahmoud Barimani , "will begin directly." However, Vox has maintained its decision not to attend the event. A position that has also seconded after Citizens.

Congressional sources take away iron to the controversy and assure that "it is nothing new" when delegations from "Arab countries" come to visit Spain. Thus, they point out that what the Iranian Embassy did was a "reminder" that in their uses and customs they "have no physical contact" with women. These sources underline that, despite this, meetings with deputies take place normally and that "there are no differences" in treatment between men and women. "They ask and answer" within a "cordial and without any difference" treatment, they insist.

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