Iran’s invitation to Saudi Arabia to register the “iftar dinner” world record.
According to Moj News Agency, Ali Darabi, who traveled to Saudi Arabia to attend the 45th UNESCO World Heritage Committee, met Rakan Al-Tooq, Special Assistant to the Minister of Culture of Saudi Arabia, and Ahmad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Balihad, Secretary General of the UNESCO National Commission in Saudi Arabia, on Iran’s readiness for He emphasized the expansion of joint cultural activities, the development of tourism and the implementation of joint measures in the field of cultural heritage, such as the preparation of joint files for the World Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
In this meeting, the deputy official of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, referring to Iran’s proposed file for the World Register of Intangible Heritage Iftar banquet “, invited Saudi Arabia to join this case.
Darabi said: Iftar feast is a very valuable and common heritage among all Muslims, which is a good tradition from the beloved Prophet of Islam, Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), which has been left as a memory for us Muslims.
In this meeting, Rakan Al-Tooq also emphasized the importance of developing cultural and tourism relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia and added: There are many common areas in the field of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts of Iran and Saudi Arabia and safeguarding the common intangible heritage of Muslims, including the Iftar feast. It is of great importance.
The special assistant of the Minister of Culture of Saudi Arabia, offering the respects of Saudi Arabia to Iran and welcoming him to attend the meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, invited Iran to participate in the 2025 International Tourism Exhibition that will be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Iran has considered the Iftar banquet case for the next UNESCO Intangible Heritage Summit and has participated in the 45th UNESCO Cultural Heritage Committee in Riyadh with three cases of caravanserais, cultural landscape of Masuleh and the annexation of Dizmar forest to Hirkani.