TEHRAN – A group of Indonesian journalists met Iran’s Deputy Culture Minister for Press Affairs Mohammad Soltanifar in Tehran on Saturday evening.

The journalists were from the Jakarta Post, Republika, Rakyat Merdeka, Kompas, Antara News and Metro TV.

Soltanifar briefed the delegation on press in Iran and said that the representatives of over 150 foreign press agencies from 33 countries are working in Iran. 

He also pointed to the active involvement of the female journalists working for the Iranian press and added, “The editorials in the Persian news agencies and newspapers are dominated by female journalists and over 1200 news media are presided over by women.”

Soltanifar also said that Iran welcomes any plan from Indonesian news organizations to establish offices in the country.

Photo: Indonesian journalists meet Iran’s Deputy Culture Minister for Press Affairs Mohammad Soltanifar in Tehran on January 20, 2018. (ILNA)

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