cultural diplomacy

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  • Better use of books is essential to cultural diplomacy, tourism minister says 2026-08-16 17:18

    Better use of books is essential to cultural diplomacy, tourism minister says

    TEHRAN - Iran should make better use of books, literature and publishing as key tools to present its history, culture and civilization to international audiences, Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri said on Saturday.

  • Professor Yu Dal-seung 2026-06-28 20:22

    By Sahar Dadjoo

    Iran war changing public perception shaped by Western media, says S. Korean scholar

    TEHRAN – For more than three decades, Professor Yu Dal-seung has devoted his academic career to studying Iran. As head of the Department of Persian Language and Iranian Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS), he has introduced generations of South Korean students to Persian language, literature, history, and political thought. Few scholars in South Korea possess a deeper familiarity with Iranian society, and fewer still describe Iran as their "second homeland."

  • Tourism and handicrafts sectors, tools of cultural diplomacy, says advisor to minister 2026-02-13 17:25

    Tourism and handicrafts sectors, tools of cultural diplomacy, says advisor to minister

    TEHRAN -- Looking at tourism and handicrafts is not merely economic, but rather it is considered as a tool of public and cultural diplomacy to strengthen the connection between nations and influence the relations between the governments, emphasized Atefeh Marvi, advisor to Minister of Cultural Heritage for women and family affairs.

  • Tourism minister says Yalda can serve as platform for regional dialogue 2025-12-19 17:25

    Tourism minister says Yalda can serve as platform for regional dialogue

    TEHRAN - Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, has said that the ancient festivity of Yalda should be viewed as a shared cultural framework for dialogue, cohesion and civilizational convergence across the region.

  • Kim Junpyo 2025/12/02

    Cultural diplomacy and the ambassador who crafts narratives

    TEHRAN- The South Korean ambassador to Iran appeared in Isfahan wearing a tie adorned with Persian verses in Nasta'liq script. His cultural diplomacy as an ambassador can be evaluated as highly expressive, instructive, and impactful. Kim Junpyo has consciously, through his cultural actions, fostered a sense of intimacy and cultural closeness between the two countries and demonstrated how important cultural diplomacy can be—even through cultural signs and symbols. The question now is: to what extent does Iran utilize this capacity and soft power of its own?