IRNA United Nations Educational, Scientific, Cultural Organizatio (UNESCO) Director General Irina Bokova in a letter to President Hassan Rouhani strongly condemned the barbaric terrorist attacks in Tehran and expressed solidarity with the Iranian government and people. In part of the message, the UNESCO chief said she was shocked and deeply grieved ...

IRNA Head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Irina Georgieva Bokova in a message condoled President Hassan Rouhani over the demise of the late Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani who died on Jan 8. 'Due to his enormous contribution to realization of reformist and moderate ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on UNESCO, the United Nations cultural organization, to make utmost efforts to protect the endangered cultural works and historic sites in Syria and Iraq from the devastating activities of terrorist groups. In a meeting with UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova in Paris on Thursday, President ...

UNESCO's head says something should be done after satellite photos emerged showing illegal archeological digs in Syria where proceeds from precious finds go into the pockets of Islamic State extremists. Syrias excavation sites are looted on an industrial scale and its time to do something about it, said Irina Bokova during a press conference this ...

Tehran, June 28, IRNA Secretary General of the United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Irina Bokova condoled Iran on passing away of the renowned Iranologist Professor Shahryar Adl. In a message to Irans UNESCO Ambassador Ahmad Jalali, she expressed her deep sorrow over the demise of the professor whom she praised ...

Head of Irans Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) Masoud Soltanifar has written to the director general of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, and the secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Iyad Ameen Madani. In his letters, Soltanifar expressed deep concern regarding the threat posed to Syrias Palmyra ...

Tokyo, Nov 13, IRNA Education Minister Ali Asghar Fani who is in Japan for cooperation with UNESCO said that this cooperation can be in exchange of training experts and holding of workshops and expert level seminars. Fani who was speaking with the Director General of United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNSECO) Irina ...

UNESCOs Director-General, Irina Bokova, has announced the laureates of the UNESCOEquatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences for 2014. In line with UNESCOs goals to encourage research; mobilize science knowledge and policy for sustainable development and fostering capacity-building in science and innovation, the purpose ...

TEHRAN, May 3 (MNA) The head of National Memory of the World Register has said UNESCO has agreed to hold Firdausi International Award. Reza Salehi Amiri, who is also the head of Irans National Library and director of National CommitteeMemoryof theWorldRegistersaid that Irina Bokova, the incumbent director-general of UNESCOwould dispatch a delegation ...

Tehran, April 29, IRNA Irans Energy Ministry and the UNESCO will set up a research center for water management. Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian told a joint press conference after a meeting with the UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova that they discussed ways to develop cooperation on water management. Meanwhile, Bokova said that good talks were ...

[caption id="attachment_93938" align="alignright" width="234"] Irans President Hassan Rouhani (R) and UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova meet in Tehran on April 29, 2014.[/caption] Irans President Hassan Rouhani says UNESCO should promote the culture of dialog and boost media cooperation among different countries to prepare the ground for moderation ...

Isfahan, April 28, IRNA Visiting Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Irina Bokova, said Monday that Iranians should be proud of themselves for their cultural heritage. Ms Bokova who arrived in historical city of Isfahan in central Iran earlier in the day was surprised at the glory of archeological ...

SHIRAZ, April 28 (MNA) The incumbent Director-General of UNESCO has said the organization will participate in Persepolis repair and maintenance. Irina Bokova, who was visiting southern province of Shiraz, attended in a dinner feast by Fars provincial governor yesterday (Sunday). Bokova told the reporters that UNESCO would help in repair and maintenance ...

Tehran, March 18, IRNA UNESCO Director-General Ms. Irina Bokova in her message on the occasion of the International Day of Nowruz, March 21, 2014, said Nowruz reminds us of the power of culture and heritage as a force driving and enabling sustainable development and as a wellspring of knowledge and creativity. According to a press release issued ...

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TEHRAN (FNA)- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Director-General Irina Bokova hailed Iran for its rich culture and scientific advancements, and described the country as a good cultural partner for UNESCO. UNESCOs regional office in Tehran is important to us and we will soon appoint and introduce a director for the ...

UNITED NATIONS, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The head of the UN cultural agency on Tuesday expressed her deep shock at the damage to World Heritage sites in Syria and reiterated her call for an immediate end to such destruction, a UN spokesman told reporters here. Irina Bokova, "the Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ...