TEHRAN – Belgian Center for Fine Arts (Bozar) Artistic Director Paul Dujardin met with Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) Deputy Director for International Affairs Hojjatoleslam Mohammad-Javad Abolqasemi on Monday to invite Iran to future expos to be held in Brussels.
Belgian ambassador to Iran François Del Marmol also accompanied Dujardin in the meeting, ICRO announced in a press release on Tuesday.
Dujardin said that Brussels will be playing host to several upcoming exhibits in which different countries will be attending.
He also invited Iran to take part in these exhibits.
He gave some details about the Bozar center and said that the center can act as a bridge between ICRO and Belgium as well as other European countries.
The active participation of Iran will help expand bilateral relations, he said.
He added that they aim to recognize active Iranian artists in other countries and also get to know better Iran’s culture from the past.
Hoj. Abolqasemi gave some details about different departments of ICRO and said that ICRO has representatives in over 70 countries.
He added that Iran and Belgium signed a cultural agreement many years ago and both countries can continue their cultural collaborations based on the agreement.
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