TEHRAN – Persian poet Sadi was commemorated during a meeting at Salamanca University in Madrid on Thursday, which was Iran’s Sadi National Day.

Clemente Gonzalez-Martinez of the university made a short speech at the meeting, calling Persian one of world’s richest languages, which should be given greater regard at Salamanca University.

The meeting, which was organized in collaboration with the Iranian cultural attaché’s office, continued with a speech by Joaquin Rodriguez Vargas on satire in Sadi’s works.

He is the author of “Gramatica General del Persa Moderno” (“General Grammar of Modern Persian”).

Scholars Maryam Haqrusta and Anthony Gonzalez Carbo also spoke at the meeting.

Sheikh Muslih od-Din Sadi Shirazi (C. 1213-1291) is one of the greatest figures of classical Persian literature, famous worldwide for his Bustan (The Orchard) and Gulistan (The Rose Garden).

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