Iranian culture minister visiting Italy

Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati arrived in Rome on Thursday to visit a number of Italian and Vatican officials.

In the first part of the trip, Jannati and his aides met Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the president of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Culture and president of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology, the Persian service of IRNA reported on Friday.

Exchanging experts and movies on religious themes, conducting mutual research projects on rare manuscripts, and the expansion of interreligious relations between Iran and Vatican were among the topics that were discussed during the meeting. 

 The Iranian delegation also thanked Pope Francis for his strong stance against violence and war in the world.

 Jannati also visited Laura Boldrini, the president of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy, in the second phase of the visit to the country.

 “Meetings like this could help a mutual understanding of democratic order,” Boldrini said at the meeting.

 “I think that we need today to understand each other more than what was in the past, because the mutual understanding helps us live better and without fear,” she added.

 During the three-day visit, Jannati is also scheduled to meet Italy’s Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and of Tourism, Dario Franceschini.

 In addition, he will attend the opening ceremony of an Iranian cultural festival, which will begin today.

 The delegation attended a dinner party with Italian cultural figures and literati on Friday night.

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