Tehran (IP) - Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Mehdi Esmaeili said on Tuesday that holding Iran’s cultural week in Turkmenistan was indicative of resolve on both sides to give a boost to bilateral ties.

Iran PressAsia: Esmaeili made the remarks during a meeting with Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Reshit Meredow as part of his trip to Ashgabat.

Also addressing the opening ceremony of Iran’s cultural days and an exhibition of Iranian handicrafts in Ashgabat on Monday, Esmaeili voiced Tehran’s readiness to host Turkmenistan’s cultural week.

He said that culture is the main element connecting the two nations of Iran and Turkmenistan.

Cultural affinities between Iran and Turkmenistan are so wide that have brought the hearts of the people of both countries to close together, the minister said. 

“Together with the Iranian artists present in the cultural week of Turkmenistan, we are the messengers of friendship and affection between the two countries.”  

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