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    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.

    FGP/FGP



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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