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Iran ready to expand cultural cooperation with Russia

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Deputy Culture Minister Yaser Ahmadvand said on Saturday that his country is ready to pave the way for cooperation between Iranian and Russian individuals active in the cultural sector.

The Iranian official made the remark in a meeting with the head of the Russian Book Union in the capital Moscow.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 35th Moscow International Book Fair that is held on September 2-5.

Ahmadvand said that book-selling is one of the fields that individuals from both sides can work on to exchange experiences.

Source: Islamic Republic News Agency – IRNA