Vatican Lauds Iran's Cultural Richness
TEHRAN (FNA)- Vatican’s Culture Minister Gianfranco Ravasi hailed the richness and diversity of Iranian culture, and called for expansion of bilateral ties in different cultural areas with Iran.
Ravasi who is President of the Pontifical Council for Culture made the remarks on Wednesday in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Vatican Taha Hashemi in the Vatican City
He expressed hope that the two sides would boost their cultural ties, especially with a focus on strengthening the presence and increasing the activities of Iranian artists, painters, calligraphers and musicians in Vatican.
The Vatican official highlighted the significance of Iranian cinema as well as Persian language and literature, and urged for making the necessary conditions to hold joint events showcasing religious movies and art works in the city of Vatican.
The Iranian official, for his part, said Iran is ready for boosting bilateral cooperation and exchanging delegations in a bid to deepen cultural and educational ties with the ecclesiastical state.
In February 2015, Iranian Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Shahindokht Molaverdi and President of Vatican's Pontifical Council for the Family Vincenzo Paglia called for the enhancement of mutual cooperation on family affairs.
Speaking in a joint press conference in Vatican City, Vincenzo Paglia urged expansion of bilateral ties and called for more meetings in the future.
He said that the Pontifical Council and the Iranian delegation discussed the problems of family in modern world and concluded that Muslims and Christians should cooperate on this issue.
For her part, Molaverdi, who was heading a delegation to Italy, said that medical, legal, and sociological problems of family were discussed during the meeting, describing these problems as global.
Later in 2016, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani visited Italy and then met with Pope Francis in Vatican where Pope Francis underlined the need for Iran to play a leading role in campaign against terrorism.
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Vatican’s Culture Minister Gianfranco Ravasi
Ravasi who is President of the Pontifical Council for Culture made the remarks on Wednesday in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Vatican Taha Hashemi in the Vatican City
He expressed hope that the two sides would boost their cultural ties, especially with a focus on strengthening the presence and increasing the activities of Iranian artists, painters, calligraphers and musicians in Vatican.
The Vatican official highlighted the significance of Iranian cinema as well as Persian language and literature, and urged for making the necessary conditions to hold joint events showcasing religious movies and art works in the city of Vatican.
The Iranian official, for his part, said Iran is ready for boosting bilateral cooperation and exchanging delegations in a bid to deepen cultural and educational ties with the ecclesiastical state.
In February 2015, Iranian Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Shahindokht Molaverdi and President of Vatican's Pontifical Council for the Family Vincenzo Paglia called for the enhancement of mutual cooperation on family affairs.
Speaking in a joint press conference in Vatican City, Vincenzo Paglia urged expansion of bilateral ties and called for more meetings in the future.
He said that the Pontifical Council and the Iranian delegation discussed the problems of family in modern world and concluded that Muslims and Christians should cooperate on this issue.
For her part, Molaverdi, who was heading a delegation to Italy, said that medical, legal, and sociological problems of family were discussed during the meeting, describing these problems as global.
Later in 2016, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani visited Italy and then met with Pope Francis in Vatican where Pope Francis underlined the need for Iran to play a leading role in campaign against terrorism.
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Vatican’s Culture Minister Gianfranco Ravasi