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Article: Iran's first Confucius Institute opens in Tehran
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- January 12, 2009
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Iran's first Confucius Institute opens in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The first Confucius Institute in
Iran, co-founded by Yunnan University of China and University of
Tehran, officially opened in Tehran on Monday.
Chinese Ambassador to Iran Xie Xiaoyan, said at the opening
ceremony in the Faculty of Foreign Languages of University of Tehran
that the friendship and cooperations between China and Iran have
encouraged both peoples to understand each other more.
The Confucius Institute in Iran was established in line with such
needs, Xie added.
President of University of Tehran Farhad Rahbar voiced his
congratulations on the debut of the Confucius Institute in Iran,
saying that he ...