.jpg "An art fan visits a photo exhibit organized by Iran’s Mehr News Agency and Indonesia’s Antara News Agency in Jakarta on September 15, 2013. (Photo by Mehr)")
TEHRAN – A joint exhibition of photos by photojournalists Mojtaba Heidari from Iran’s Mehr News Agency and Puspa Perwitasari from Indonesia’s Antara News Agency was inaugurated in Jakarta on Saturday.
Entitled “Tales of 2 Cities”, 80 photos featuring daily lives in Tehran and Jakarta with the central theme of women and families, was opened during a ceremony attended by the Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization (IIDO) Director Seyyed Mehdi Khamushi, Managing Director of Mehr News Agency Reza Moqaddasi, Managing Director of Antara News Agency Saiful Hadi, and several ambassadors of different countries in Jakarta.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Saiful Hadi said that bilateral cooperation will lead to better understanding of the two nations, the Persian service of MNA reported on Sunday.
Moqaddasi called the exhibit the best means to develop bilateral collaborations and said, “We should strive to make the best use of culture to develop additional ties.”
He praised efforts by photographers of the two agencies and said that the exhibit displays examples of mutual commonalities between the two countries.
“Tales of 2 Cities” is expected to be held in Tehran in November.
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