.jpg "Culture Minister Ali Jannati (R) and Portuguese Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Rui Machete exchange documents after signing an agreement in Tehran on January 27, 2015.")
TEHRAN – Iran and Portugal have signed a cultural agreement to boost and reinforce bilateral cultural relations.
The agreement has been signed by Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati and Portuguese Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Rui Machete in Tehran, the Persian service of IRNA reported on Tuesday.
Pointing to the 500-year-old relationship between Iran and Portugal, the Iranian culture minister said, “This relation is unique and needs to be reinforced, and this cultural agreement helps promote the ties.”
Jannati added that Iran is ready to develop ties in different fields, such as holding cultural exhibits and academic exchange.
“In my recent trip to Portugal, I visited several cultural exhibits, including the National Library of Portugal, which is home to a collection of very old books, and we have this ability to exchange experience between the national libraries of the two countries,” he added.
The minister also invited Portuguese filmmakers to attend Iran’s Fajr Film Festival, which is held annually in February.
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