Iran, Azerbaijan strengthen cultural co-op

Azeri Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfas Garayev has lauded efforts by Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Reza Salehi-Amiri to reinforce and expand cultural cooperation between the two countries.

Sending a letter to the Iranian counterpart, the Azeri minister expressed appreciation to Salehi-Amiri for Iran's hosting of the Azerbaijan Cultural Week in Tehran.

Submitted to Deputy Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance for Media Affairs Hossein Entezami, part of the letter read, “I would like to extend my profound appreciation for setting up Azeri cultural week during July 3-9, 2017 in Tehran.”

The Azeri minister added that there is no doubt that such efforts help broaden cultural affinity between the two nations.

Tehran and Baku had planned to employ each and every potential to pave the way for further expansion of Tehran-Baku press cooperation during a relevant development in early April 2015.

A high-ranking delegation from the Republic of Azerbaijan arrived in Tehran at the time to explore the country's economic as well as cultural potentials and tourism attractions.

Heading a cultural delegation, Garayev arrived in Tehran last week to open Azerbaijan Cultural Week in the Iranian capital.

The delegation also visited touristic sites in the northern Iranian provinces of Mazandaran and Golestan.

Head of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) Abouzar Ebrahimi announced in December that Tehran and Baku are to broaden mutual cooperation, especially in culture.

Recently, Tehran has focused more on expansion of relations with adjacent states, including the Republic of Azerbaijan, which shares lots of religious, historical and cultural commonalties with Iran.

MG/AI