Iran cultural exhibition inaugurated in Baku

The event is being held on the sidelines of the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games currently underway in the Azeri capital.

The inaugural ceremony was attended by residents of Baku as well as a number of the Iranians residing in the Azeri capital and foreign tourists.

In an address to Iran's Cultural Days opening ceremony, Cultural Attaché of the Iranian Embassy in Azerbaijan Asghar Farsi said, “We want to introduce our rich culture and great civilization to the people and the guests here in Azerbaijan.'

Referring to cultural, religious and historical common points between Iran and Azerbaijan, Farsi said that holding of Iran’s Cultural Days in Baku 'will help promote friendship and brotherhood between the two countries.”

Various types of the Iranian handicrafts as well as artistic and cultural works of the Iranian artists are on display in open space pavilions and stalls.

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