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Iran: Constantine, Capital of Arab Culture Event

2015/10/10

Minister of Culture Azzedine Mihoubi greeted Thursday in Algiers the participation of Iran in "Constantine, Capital of Arab Culture" event, saying that the "the large Iranian delegation to this event confirms the appropriate relations between the two nations."

Following the audience he granted to the chairman of Iran's League of Culture and Islamic Relations, who leads the Iranian delegation participating in the event, Mihoubi told reporters that the discussions focused on the ways to promote bilateral cultural cooperation.

The minister said President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika and his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rohani, had expressed will to boost bilateral relations in all fields.

Mihoubi greeted "Iran's distinguished participation in a lot of cultural activities (in the event), mainly in cinema."

The chief of the Iranian delegation, for his part, said the conference with Mihoubi was "fruitful" and was an "opportunity to examine the appropriate ways and methods to develop cultural relations" between his country and Algeria.

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