Uzbekistani professors of Persian language refresher course returned to their country after two weeks of intensive training course and visits to cultural sites in Khorasan Razavi province, seen off by officials from Imam Reza International University (IRIU) and Saadi Foundation.
“Persian language is the common civilizational heritage of Iran and Uzbekistan and we are trying to teach this language, alongside the Uzbek language, to all our citizens,” says Azamat Ziya, Professor of Iranian Studies and director of the Institute of History of the Uzbekistan Republic.
A group of Persian language professors at Samarkand University and Oriental Studies of Tashkent are to participate in a Persian language teacher training course at Persian Language Training Center of Imam Reza International University in Mashhad, says Amir Saeed Karami, cultural counselor of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Tashkent.