Press TV, Iran
December 12, 2012 Wednesday
ECO to hold cultural, artistic festival in Tehran
The Cultural Institute of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in
Tehran is slated to hold a festival on the world’s Persian speaking
people.
The event titled “The Cultural-Artistic Festival of Farsi Speaking
Peoples” is set to present various programs in ECO Cultural Institute
(ECI) in Tehran on December 15, 2012.
A structure designed for cultural purposes which is called ‘Shams
Hall’ will be inaugurated during a ceremony at the program.
Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyyed Mohammad
Hosseini along with his counterparts from Tajikistan and Afghanistan,
as well as some cultural officials are to attend the ceremony.
Maestro Iranian-Armenian musician and conductor Loris Cheknavarian is
scheduled to unveil his latest work at the event.
Several books on Iranian poets and Persian New Year (Nowruz)
celebration are also to be unveiled during a particular program at the
gala.
Meanwhile, an exhibition of visual arts created by the artists from
the Persian speaking countries is also to kick off in ECO Cultural
Institute in Tehran after the festival on December 17, 2012.
ECO is an intergovernmental regional organization established in 1985
by Iran, Pakistan and Turkey for the purpose of promoting economic,
technical and cultural cooperation among the member states.
In 1992, the ECO expanded its membership to include Afghanistan,
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and
Uzbekistan.
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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