TEHRAN -- The Indonesian Cultural Festival opened at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Center yesterday.

Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization (CHTO) deputy director Mohammad Sharif Malekzadeh, Indonesian Ambassador Basri Hasanaddin, and some Iranian and Indonesian officials attended the opening ceremony.

The festival features Indonesian clothing, jewelry, and handicrafts like wooden fans and bags as well as Indonesian traditional food, which is very hot and spicy.

Ambassador Hasanaddin said that the event highlights the two nations’ cultural affinities.

The festival runs until July 26.