Saturday, October 20, 2007

Iran and Armenia to hold medieval literature convention


TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) -- Director of Armenia’s National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Literature Azat K. Eghiazaryan and Iran’s cultural attaché in Yerevan Reza Atufi plan to hold a convention focusing on Iranian and Armenian medieval literature.

Eghiazaryan stated that Armenian medieval literature, particularly its poetry, was greatly influenced by the richness of Persian literary works of that epoch. The first convention will be held in Iran in May 2008 and five Armenian literary scholars will be attending the event.

Eghiazaryan is of the opinion that this joint literary investigation will strengthen the cultural bonds between the two countries.

Atufi welcomed the proposition and added that the Iranian cultural attaché’s office is willing to support programs highlighting the cultural commonalities of the two countries.

He also mentioned that there is to be a convention on Molana Jalal ad-Din Rumi at the venue of Armenia’s National Academy of Sciences on November 6 which is to be inaugurated by Armenia’s Minister of Education and Science Levon Mkrtchyan .


From: Mehr News

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