Iran, Norway Planning to Boost Cultural Cooperation

Iranian Culture Minister Ali Jannati and Norwegian Ambassador to Tehran Aud Lise Norheim , in a meeting on Monday, vowed to do their best to accelerate expansion of cultural ties between Tehran and Oslo, AVA Diplomatic reports.

“Iran and Norway share abundant cultural commonalties despite long geographical distance. Iran is eager to cooperate with Norway in different cultural spheres, including exchange of cultural and artistic delegations in the areas of music, theater, film, and visual arts,” said Jannati in the meeting.

He noted that dialogue between Norwegian church officials and Iranian religious figures on common Islam-Christianity subjects can be among suitable grounds for mutual cooperation.

Jannati said Iran and Norway also share many grounds for scientific and academic cooperation and relations.

The Norwegian diplomat, for his part, said he will inform Oslo about Iran’s cultural, tourism and scientific capacities and potentials, and expressed the hope that the relations between the two friendly counties would witness significant growth.

Iranian and Norwegian officials have in recent years boosted their efforts to further expand relations between the two countries in different fields.