Tunisia minister praises Iranian culture

Iran enjoys ancient culture and civilization, Zine El Abidine said on the sidelines of his visit to Iran's cultural pavilion in Tunisia International Book Exhibition.

The Tunisian minister also became familiar with Iranian calligraphy and was presented with a gift containing a few verses of Tunisia's national anthem written in Nastaliq calligraphic style, Iranian cultural attaché Moahmmad Asadi Movahed told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).

Tunis International Book Fair kicked off in the Tunisian capital Friday with the motto 'We Read to Live Again'. The main objective of the book fair is to promote long-life learning, intellectual development and self-improving as major factors of social integration.

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