TEHRAN – The second painting contest attended by 50 Iranian and South African students between 10 to 14 years old, was held in the Melal Culture House in Tehran on May 4th.

The ceremony to announce the three final winners of the contest was held in the residing place of the South African ambassador to Tehran, in which the representatives of the Tehran schools, the representatives of the Melal Culture House and the members of the South African Embassy had also attended.

During the ceremony Yusuf Saloojee, the South African ambassador to Tehran welcomed the guests and referred to the painting contests as a means to establish relations between the two Iranian and South African nations.

Further in the ceremony, Saloojee awarded prizes to the winner students of the contest as well as their schools.