DUSHANBE, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus /Avaz Yuldoshev/ — Iranian authorities have invited Tajik President Emomali Rahmon to celebrate this year’s Navrouz Holiday (the traditional new year ceremony of Iranian peoples, which is marked in March) in the city of Shiraz, the capital of Iran’s Fars Province, according to the Iranian Embassy in Dushanbe.
This year, Iranian authorities have invited leaders of 20 countries, which also celebrate this holiday, to join them in celebrating the Navrouz Holiday in Shiraz, the source at the Iranian Embassy said. “We hope to celebrate our common festival with the presidents of other Persian-speaking countries, including Tajikistan and Afghanistan.”
An informal meeting of heads of state, who accepted the invitation, is expected to take place on sidelines of celebrations to mark the Navrouz Holiday, the source added.
