Tajikistan Minister of Culture, Mirzoshorukh Asrori, and Iran's Culture and Guidance Minister, Sayed Mohammad Hosseini, emphasized development of ties in their meeting on Monday in Beijing, IRNA reported.
Tajikistan Culture Minister in his meeting with Iran's Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister on the sidelines of the 9th summit of the SCO Culture Ministers in Beijing called for the transfer of Iran's experience to Tajikistan in holding international book fairs, preservation and repair of historical monuments as well as the production of qualified handicrafts.
Iran's Culture Minister, for his part, declared Tehran's readiness to offer its experience in all fields to the brother nation of Tajikistan, noting that the expansion of cultural relations between the two countries and in particular in the fields of literature and poetry will help the two nations better understand each other.
The two officials conferred on latest developments of bilateral cultural relations.
Iran's Culture Minister arrived in Beijing on Monday to attend the 9th Summit of the SCO Culture Ministers.
Beijing is hosting the 12th SCO Summit from June 6-7, which is expected to map out the future of this influential organization that brings together Russia and China, the two permanent members of the UN Security Council, and the energy-rich Central Asian states, including Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
India, Pakistan, Iran and Mongolia currently enjoy the status of observers in the SCO.
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