RA Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Alfred Kocharyan met with Mohsen Javadi, Deputy Minister for Cultural Affairs at the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Javadi is visiting Armenia as part of the delegation led by Seyed Hamid Pourmohammadi, Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Welcoming his counterpart, Deputy Minister Alfred Kocharyan highly praised the centuries-old cultural ties between Armenia and Iran and highlighted opportunities to strengthen cooperation across various fields.

He emphasized the successful cooperation already established between the two countries, underscoring the importance of implementing joint initiatives in the fields of intangible cultural heritage and contemporary art.

Mohsen Javadi thanked for the warm reception and highlighted the potential for launching new joint initiatives. In particular, he outlined prospects for organizing Armenian Cultural Weeks in Iran to introduce Iranian audiences to Armenian literature, cinema and music.

The parties also addressed reciprocal participation in the international book fairs in Yerevan and Tehran, highlighting the importance of such exchanges in promoting Armenian and Iranian young writers. In this context, they also explored opportunities to translate works by contemporary authors.

The Iranian delegation also informed its Armenian counterparts that the conference hall of Yerevan's Blue Mosque had recently been named after the renowned Armenian writer Yeghishe Charents.

The meeting also addressed a number of other issues of mutual interest.