Tehran, YJC. -- UNESCO Director-General Ms. Irina Bokova in her message on the occasion of the International Day of Nowruz, 21 March 2014, said Nowruz reminds us of the power of culture and heritage as a force driving and enabling sustainable development and as a wellspring of knowledge and creativity.
TEHRAN, YJC. The Iranian minstrelsy, called "naqali" in Farsi, was registered as a UNESCO spiritual heritage 3 years ago, but the country's culture section has only found the chance to celebrate the milestone.