Austrians Admire Lorestan Brass, Bronze Products

Tehran, Nov 1, IRNA - Given the high handicraft potentials of Lorestan province, Austria is keen to hold a fair of Lorestan’s brass-bronze products in Vienna, said the Austrian Ambassador to Iran Friedrich Stift. In his meeting with Khorramabad Mayor Mohammad Mehrabi, Stift said holding joint Austria-Lorestan exhibitions would highlight historical commonalities shared by Austria and Lorestan. The diplomat added that Austria would hold Iran’s Cultural Week with focus on Lorestan. Mehrabi welcomed foreign investors in Khorramabad. “The overt and covert obstacles for investment in this western province have been removed,” he said. The Khorramabad mayor noted that Khorramabad Municipality invites investors to implement urban development projects. Mehrabi also called for signing sistership agreement and holding cultural weeks. The Austrian ambassador promised to prepare the ground for signing a sistership agreement between Khorramabad and Innsbruck. Stift and his delegation paid a two-day visit to Khorramabad and also toured Falak-ol-Aflak Castle. Lorestan is considered a hub of brass industry. Metalwork in Lorestan dates back to 4th Millennium BCE./end