Iran, Russia's Culture Ministers Attend Dinner Banquet

Tehran, Dec 15, IRNA – Russia's Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, who is in Tehran at the invitation of Iran's Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Hosseini, attended a dinner banquet of his counterpart on Friday evening. Head of Department of International and Foreign Relations of Russia Ministry of Culture Vadim Doda as well as Russia's Ambassador to Tehran Leon Jagarian accompanied the Russian minister in the banquet. The two ministers will sign a protocol on Saturday to hold Russia cultural week in Iran in the framework of a cultural agreement between Tehran and Moscow. Medinsky is to meet with Vice-President and Head of National Library Eshaq Salahi and Head of Organization of Culture and Islamic Communication Mohammad Baqer Khorramshad./end