TEHRAN -- Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan have established an organization, which will be a center for art and cultural collaborations among the Persian speaking nations.
Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Hosseini and Minister of Culture of the Republic of Tajikistan Mirzoshohruh Asrori announced the establishment of the Art and Cultural Organization of Persian Speaking Countries after signing an agreement at the 26th Tehran International Book Fair on Tuesday, the Iranian Culture Ministry announced in a press release.
“We have friendly relations with all Persian speaking nations,” Hosseini said during the meeting, stressing the need to expand cultural cooperation among them.
He said that Hojjatollah Ayyubi, the former Iranian director of the ECO Cultural Institute, has been appointed the general secretary of the organization.
“I am sure that this cultural unity will scale up our relations in other fields,” Asrori said.
“I am very pleased that signing the agreement gave us the opportunity to visit the book fair,” he added.
Afghanistan’s culture minister did not attend the meeting.
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