Visit by the Secretary-General of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO to the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism
| The Secretary-General of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO and the President of the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism discussed and exchanged views on joint cooperation in various cultural and heritage-related fields, particularly the implementation of international conventions. |
On Tuesday, 26 August, Dr. Hassan Fartousi, Secretary-General of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO, and his accompanying delegation met with Dr. Mohammad Ebrahim Zarei, President of the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism. During the meeting, the two sides discussed cooperation and the need to leverage these capacities at the national and regional levels.
During the discussion, Fartousi highlighted the Institute’s important role in raising awareness of the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions and implementing the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. Subsequently, the Institute’s Deputy Directors for Research and for Technology and Research Commercialization presented proposed programs and projects for cooperation with the National Commission.
Zarei also emphasized the Institute’s distinctive and pivotal role, welcomed the proposals for cooperation with the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO in areas such as the implementation of conventions and joint publications, and expressed the Institute’s readiness to actively contribute to promoting cultural diversity.
Dr. Ahmad Shekarchi, Director of the Communication Group; Sahar Ahmadizadeh, Director of the Science Group; Soraya Hadith, an expert with the Culture Group of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO; Zatollah Nikzad, Deputy Director for Research; Yaser Shahbazi, Deputy Director for Administrative, Financial and Management Development Affairs; Alireza Gholinejad, Acting Deputy Director for Technology and Research Commercialization; Dr. Monir Khaleghi, Director of International and Legal Affairs at the Institute; and Mohammadreza Mehrandish, Adviser to the Institute’s President on Artistic, Media and Communication Affairs, also attended the meeting.
