Iran Press/Asia: "During a meeting that I had with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, I asked him establish an exclusive 'cultural union' of Caspian Sea littoral states," the head of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization Abouzar Ebrahimi-Torkaman, who is in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to attend the Summit of World Religious Leaders, said on Tuesday.
Noting that the proposal had already been told through by the Iranian official channels, Torkaman added: "Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev promised me to pursue this proposal very positively and speak with the leaders of the countries of the region to be accepted, so that countries with a great cultural commons can seize the opportunity to increase their own cultural capacities and witness the development of the Caspian Sea littoral states' cultural relations," Iran Press reported.
Ebrahimi-Torkaman also said that he had proposed holding cultural weeks in Iran and Azerbaijan, which was welcomed by the Azerbaijani President, the procedure will pave cultural exchanges between Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The 2nd Baku Summit of World Religious Leaders will be held Nov. 14-15 this year.
The summit will bring together political, public, scientific and religious figures of various countries and representatives of international organizations.
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