TEHRAN –Tehran is hosting a two-day meeting of ACD (Asia Cooperation Dialogue) culture ministers and high ranking officials, the first session of which began on Tuesday.
Representatives from 32 countries are attending the meeting, which has been arranged to study ways for better cooperation in different cultural fields, the Persian service of IRNA reported on Tuesday.
The meeting was inaugurated with an opening speech by Iran Cinema Organization Director Javad Shamaqdari followed by a short report on ACD recent developments delivered by the Thai delegation, which is the main coordinator.
Cooperation in cinema, media, publication, culture and anthropology were some of the topics discussed on the first day.
The participating guests are due to offer their new propositions on better collaboration of ACD member states on the second day of the meeting.
The ACD member states include Iran, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, The Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia, , India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Russia, Kazakhstan and Bahrain.
Tehran hosted the ACD Ministerial Meeting in 2010.
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