Friday, 11 March 2022 (YJC)_ The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Bishkek said: "The people of Kyrgyzstan and Iran have a lot in common, especially in the field of culture, and Nowruz is one of these commonalities."
"Saeed Kharazi", the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Bishkek, said in an interview with "Piramida" TV channel:
The people of Kyrgyzstan and Iran have a lot in common, especially in the field of culture, of which Nowruz is one.
Kharrazi continued:
Iran was one of the first countries to recognize the independence of the Kyrgyz Republic and began its close cooperation in various fields, and the field of culture was one of them.
He said:
The people of Kyrgyzstan and Iran celebrate Nowruz every spring, and we are now on the verge of it.
Kharrazi pointed out:
This year, the Iranian Minister of Culture invited all his colleagues from member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, including Kyrgyzstan, to travel to Tehran and participate in the Nowruz celebration.
Referring to the fact that the Iranian cultural representative in Bishkek has plans for "Nowruz", he said:
The opening of Iranian Culture Week at Kyrgyz higher education institutions was recently held at the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University, and similar events will continue at other Bishkek universities.
Kharrazi continued his speech by pointing to the cooperation between the two countries in the fields of research and education and added:
Iran cooperates with a number of universities and research centers in the Kyrgyz Republic in the field of research.
He added:
In May, we plan to hold training courses between the Diplomatic Academy of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Research Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as an exhibition of documents between the two countries.