TEHRAN Iranian diplomats and Kuwaiti university students and journalists have attended a ceremony commemorating the beginning of a Persian language course at Sulfurad Academy in Kuwait. The course is being offered with the cooperation of Iran's cultural attache in Kuwait.

Students from different countries are eager to learn more about the Persian language. Experienced Iranian professors are teaching them the second language of the Islamic world with techniques such as the use of audiovisual facilities.

Only three Persian language courses have been offered in Kuwait, with books donated by the Assembly for Expanding Knowledge of the Persian Language.