STORY: Culture, driving force in boosting Iran-China ties: experts
SHOOTING TIME: April 22, 2024
DATELINE: April 24, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:14
LOCATION: Tehran
CATEGORY: CULTURE

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Iranian experts have highlighted the significant role culture can play in contributing to the development of Iran-China relations in various fields.
   
"In recent years, the expansion of relations between Iran and China has created a golden opportunity for the two countries' peoples to know each other's cultures and civilizational manifestations better and more precisely," said Mohammad-Amir Jalali, president of the Center for Chinese Research at Iran's Allameh Tabataba'i University.
   
Jalali made the remarks on the sidelines of a conference in Iran's capital Tehran on Monday to commemorate the prominent Iranian poet and prose writer Saadi Shirazi (1210-1292), which aimed to show the ancient cultural ties between Iran and China based on Saadi's works.
   
Both Iran and China own ancient civilizations, the expert said, expressing his hope that the two countries "would show greater willingness and make more serious efforts to promote bilateral cultural exchanges."
   
Echoing similar views, Ali-Mohammad Sabeqi, Iran's former cultural attache in China, said culture has provided a context for expanding relations between the two countries in various fields.
   
Sabeqi, also a researcher in the field of Chinese culture, told Xinhua that the potential for cultural cooperation between Iran and China was as vast as the history of their bilateral relations.
   
Moreover, Sabeqi listed some of the common values upheld both in the Iranian and Chinese societies and cultures, including attaching great importance to peace and family, respecting the elderly, and helping each other.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tehran.
(XHTV)