First Congress to honor (war) veteran artists and writers

TEHRAN, (SCIB) - The mentor of the minister of Islamic Culture and Guidance in Veterans’ affairs announced the organization of a national congress to honor veteran artists and writers.

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پنجشنبه - ۲۷ شهريور ۲۰۰۷ / 2007 27 June

Ghodratollah Ramani said that the secretariat of the congress will start its work in the coming days by issuing a public announcement. The secretariat is located in the premises of the council of coordination of the promotion of the culture of sacrifice and martyrdom. “After collecting adequate data and locating all the veteran artist and writers, specialized committees will examine their work. The judgment panel will then select top figures in Cultural, arts, and press fields.”? Rahmani added. The selected artists and writers will be honored in the concluding ceremony of the congress. More details about the collection of data will be announced in a call for publications, published in daily newspapers in coming days.