TEHRAN -- Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, the new director of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, has called the press exhibit a symbol of cultural dialogue and a sign of tastes and thoughts.

He made the remarks at the 22nd Press Exhibition now underway in Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Mosalla.

Salehi-Amiri was accompanying President Hassan Rouhani who visited the exhibition on Saturday, the second day of the event.

He called the press a bright light to help in realizing the highest achievements.

“As long as this light gets brighter, there will be more progress leading to less deviation. This exhibit is a good place for cultural exchange between the media and the managers through talks.

“We need to talk more these days and in a place where there is more dialogue, there is less chance for the possibility of rumors,” he added.

“Over the past years that I have accompanied the president, I discovered that his dialogue is based on four principles of justice, moderation, wisdom and honesty, and we must learn to redefine this dialogue within the media,” he remarked. 

“Media justice and due attention to local and private media have so far been taken into consideration and will still continue,” he concluded.

The exhibit will run through November 11.

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