23rd Int’l Kharazmi Festival starts

Tehran, Feb 7, IRNA – The 23rd International Kharazmi (Khwarizmi) Festival kicked off in Tehran Sunday morning.
First Vice-President Mohammad-Reza Rahimi and Minister of Science, Research and Technology Kamran Daneshjou are participating in the one-day event.

Researchers and scholars from various world countries as well as Iranian scientists are also taking part in the international festival.

The festival is held every year to introduce and honor achievements of Iranian and foreign researchers and academicians.

The international bodies including D8, ECO, ECI, COMSTECH, COMSATS, FAO, IFIA, IOR-ARC RCSTT, UNIDO, UNESCO, WIPO, WAIRTO, TWAS and ISESCO are to award winners of Kharazmi festival.

Source : IRNA