Governor of Khuzestan Province Visits Iran’s National Commission for UNESCO
Dr. Seyed Mohammad Reza Movahedizadeh, Governor of Khuzestan Province, visited Iran’s National Commission for UNESCO and met with Dr. Hassan Fartousi, Secretary-General of the Commission, to discuss opportunities for cooperation and engagement between the Commission and Khuzestan Province.
During the meeting, Dr. Movahedizadeh outlined Khuzestan Province’s diverse capacities and potential, addressing issues related to the province’s cultural, environmental, and development sectors. He emphasized the importance of leveraging national and international capacities to promote Khuzestan and strengthen its standing.
The Governor of Khuzestan Province highlighted the province’s extensive cultural, natural, scientific, and environmental capacities, emphasizing the importance of assessing and showcasing these assets from a UNESCO perspective and leveraging the capacities of Iran’s National Commission for UNESCO to promote them nationally and internationally.
Dr. Hassan Fartousi, Secretary-General of Iran’s National Commission for UNESCO, welcomed Dr. Movahedizadeh and, underscoring Khuzestan’s extensive cultural, natural, and scientific capacities, stressed the need to assess these assets and make use of existing mechanisms to promote the province and strengthen its standing at the national and international levels.
The discussion continued with an exchange of views on opportunities for cooperation and leveraging the capacities of Iran’s National Commission for UNESCO to showcase Khuzestan Province’s programs and capabilities and safeguard its cultural and natural heritage.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Dr. Movahedizadeh, Governor of Khuzestan Province, invited the Secretary-General of Iran’s National Commission for UNESCO to visit the province and assess its capacities and potential from a UNESCO perspective.
