TEHRAN – Iran’s Rudaki Foundation and the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Moscow to enhance bilateral cooperation.

The MOU was inked on Monday by Rudaki Foundation Managing Director Ali-Akbar Safipur and the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory rector Alexander Sokolov, on the sidelines of the 14th Iran-Russia Joint Economic and Trade Cooperation Commission, the foundation announced in a press release on Tuesday.

Based on the MOU, the two sides agreed to develop educational collaboration and concentrate on joint productions.

They also agreed to organize workshops in Iran and Russia, and exchange composers and students. 

The Rudaki Foundation is the organizer of concerts by major Iranian and international orchestras in the country.

Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Masoud Karbasian at the head of a delegation attended the 14th Iran-Russia Joint Economic and Trade Cooperation Commission meeting in Moscow on March 5 and 6. 

Photo: Rudaki Foundation Managing Director Ali-Akbar Safipur (L) and Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory rector Alexander Sokolov sign MOU in Moscow on March 5, 2018. (Rudaki Foundation)

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