TEHRAN – France’s Secretary of State to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne has recently paid a visit to the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA).

Ambassador François Sénémaud and several other French diplomats accompanied Lemoyne on the visit, the TMCA announced in a press release on Monday.

They also were able to glance at the works on display during the 7th Tehran National Sculpture Biennial at the museum.

In a meeting with Visual Arts Office director Majid Mollanoruzi at the museum, Lemoyne praised the dynamism of the Iranian art, which has been represented in the works being shown at the biennial.

He also announced the readiness of his country to arrange an exhibition by French artists at the museum.

Mollanoruzi warmly received the suggestion and express his hope that the exhibition would be organized in the near future.

Photo: Visual Arts Office director Majid Mollanoruzi (L), France’s Secretary of State to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (C) and French Ambassador François Sénémaud pose at the TMCA in Tehran. (TMCA) 

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