Mehr News Agency, Iran
Oct 20 2007

Iran and Armenia to hold medieval literature convention

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) — Director of Armenia’s National Academy of
Sciences’ Institute of Literature Azat K. Eghiazaryan and Iran’s
cultural attaché in Yerevan Reza Atufi plan to hold a convention
focusing on Iranian and Armenian medieval literature.

Eghiazaryan stated that Armenian medieval literature, particularly
its poetry, was greatly influenced by the richness of Persian
literary works of that epoch. The first convention will be held in
Iran in May 2008 and five Armenian literary scholars will be
attending the event.

Eghiazaryan is of the opinion that this joint literary investigation
will strengthen the cultural bonds between the two countries.

Atufi welcomed the proposition and added that the Iranian cultural
attaché’s office is willing to support programs highlighting the
cultural commonalities of the two countries.

He also mentioned that there is to be a convention on Molana Jalal
ad-Din Rumi at the venue of Armenia’s National Academy of Sciences on
November 6 which is to be inaugurated by Armenia’s Minister of
Education and Science Levon Lazarian .

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress