By NNN-IRNA
Tehran : Senegalese Culture Minister Brahima Jiouf said the president of his country is for expansion of cooperation between Iran and Senegal.
In a meeting with Iran’s Ambassador to Dakar Jahanbakhsh Hassanzadeh on Saturday, the minister said, “The Senegal president has called for expansion of cultural cooperation with Iran, especially in the fields of movie production and cinema education.” He said, “Our cultural programs are ready to be presented in the joint commission.”
The minister expressed hope that Senegal cultural week could be held in Tehran next year.
Iran’s ambassador, for his part, said a festival of short movies by the young Muslim movie directors has been held in Dakar recently and that Iranian cinema officials are ready to pay a visit to Senegal.
The two sides also agreed that a collection of Iranian long and short movies to be shown during the Iranian delegation visit to Dakar.