TEHRAN – Tehran-based Sadi Foundation’s Strategic Council for the Persian Gulf Region convened on Saturday to explore ways to develop Persian learning in the region.

Islamic Culture and Relations Organization Deputy Director Abbas Khameyar, several university professors and other individuals who formerly served as cultural attaches and ambassadors in the region are the members of the council, which is headed by Seyyed Mohammadreza Darbandi, the deputy director of the Sadi Foundation.

The council is commissioned to monitor the status quo of Persian studies in the neighboring countries in order to enrich cultural relations, in particular educational courses, with the countries.

The Sadi Foundation, tasked with promoting the Persian language and literature overseas, is currently hosting a select group of 200 Persian literature aficionados from around the globe during its 83rd Persian Language and Literature Refresher Course that started on Thursday. 

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