TEHRAN Iranian children and young adults won 3 medals and 25 honorary diplomas at the International Drawing Contest in Hyderabad, India.

Some 25 drawings by members of the Art Recreation Department of the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (CIDCYA) were entered in the contest in India. Parvaneh Haqqanirad, 13 years old, Marjan Tajik, 12 and Shahideh Soltani, 15 won 3 medals and honorary diplomas.

The annual drawing contest of Hyderabad aims to promote better relations between people from different cultures and pave the way for friendship between children of the world through the art of drawing.

Although it is a free contest, it is believed that

the main goal of its organizers is to familiarize children and young adults with women's traditional costumes, holy shrines, ceremonies and celebrations, traditions, and the daily life and work of people from different parts of the world.

It is worth mentioning that 22 other Iranian children and young adults won honorary diplomas in the contest.