Tehran, 11 November 2006 (CHN Foreign Desk) -- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) granted its full support to Iran for the programs designed to commemorate the 13^th century Persian poet and mystic, Rumi, next year during “The International Year of Rumi” as dubbed by the Organization. UNESCO officially announced its support of Iran’s programs honoring Rumi through its headquarter in Tehran. The occasion will mark the 800^th birth anniversary of this great Persian poet.

 

Commenting on the programs proposed by Iran in commemoration of Rumi’s year, Farhad Etemadi, head of National UNESCO Commission in Tehran said: “UNESCO regulations have provided the chance for each country to propose a national program every two years and receive the Organization’s financial and technical support for performing that program. Recently, Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance compiled a file and submitted it to UNESCO to obtain its support for programs commemorating Rumi’s year in 2007. With the approval of the project, UNESCO Tehran Cluster Office will cooperate with Iran in the celebration of this occasion.”

 

To honor the mystic Persian poet Jalal-e din Rumi on the 800^th anniversary of his birth, UNESCO has announced the year 2007 as the International Year of Rumi. Some special programs have been provisioned all over the world to commemorate this great Persian poet during the entire year.

 

 

Soudabeh Sadigh

foreigndesk@chn.ir