ARMENIA TO HOST SEMINAR ON CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES OF IRAN IN TRANSCAUCASIA

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On Line: 21 December 2014 21:55
In Print: Monday 22 December 2014

TEHRAN — Iran’s cultural attache office in Armenia plans to hold
an international seminar on cultural opportunities of Iran in
Transcaucasia (the South Caucasus) to be held in Armenia next year.

Entitled “Opportunities and Challenges of Cultural Presence of Iran
in Transcaucasia”, several scholars from Iran, Russia and Georgia
will be invited to discuss the topic in the seminar due to be held
in September 2015.

The decision was made at the recent meeting attended by Iran’s
cultural attache Majid Meshki and the director of the Institute
of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia
Ruben Safrastyan, Islamic Culture and Relations Organizations (ICRO)
has announced on its website.

Several Iranian and international organizations including the Institute
of Oriental Studies are due to collaborate in the project.

They also discussed the establishment of an Islamology office in
the institute.

RM/YAW

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress