TEHRAN –- A high-ranking Iranian economic delegation is in Washington to take part in the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

The delegation is headed by Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Shamseddin Hosseini and also includes Majlis Economic Committee Chairman Mohammadreza Tabesh, and MP Qolamreza Mesbahi Moqaddam, who is also on the Economic Committee, IRNA reported.
The finance minister will clarify Iran’s position on the world economic crisis, food price rise, energy and environmental crises, Tabesh told Islamic Republic News Agency.
On the sidelines of the six-day meeting, the Iranian delegation will discuss strategies to promote economic growth and offset promotion with other countries’ delegations.
The boards of governors of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group normally meet once a year in the autumn for a plenary session to discuss the work of their respective institutions.
The annual meetings are preceded by the ministerial-level meetings of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), the IMF’s policy-guiding body, and the Development Committee, a joint IMF-World Bank forum