IRNA, Iran
March 18 2005
Iranology Center inaugurated in Dagestan University
Moscow, March 18, IRNA-Dagestan on Thursday opened an Iranology
Center at the republic’s state university in a ceremony attended by
several diplomatic and academic officials.
The center was inaugurated by Mehdi Imanipour, the cultural attache
of Iran Embassy in Russia. Also present in the ceremony were the dean
of the university and a number of professors and students of its
Persian Language and Literature Department.
Referring to importance and necessity of development of Iran-Dagestan
cultural ties, Imanipour expressed hope that the Iranology Center
will pave the ground for more interaction between the two nations.
He pointed to the conference on Armenia-Iran Cultural Relations
slated for September-October 2005 in Dagestan capital, adding that
such conferences can help recognize cultural heritage and
commonalities of both countries.
Dagestan State University, with 12 colleges and 6 branches in
different cities of the republic, is one of Russia’s top universities
which has over 20,000 students.