TEHRAN -- The director of the Governing Council of the Regional Research Centre for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in Western and Central Asia, Mohammad-Hassan Talebian, has said that extension of the center depends on cooperation among the countries of the region.

Speaking at a meeting of the Governing Council at Tehran’s Laleh Hotel on Monday, he added, “The cooperation can help the countries introduce the potentials of Western and Central Asia to the world.”

The center, which is based in Tehran, was established in 2012 under the auspices of UNESCO.

The center member states are Armenia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Palestine, Tajikistan and Turkey.

Talebian, who is the deputy director of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization, asked other countries of the region to join the center.

The meeting runs until Wednesday.

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