Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Mohammad-Mehdi Esmaeili, and Azerbaijani Culture Minister Anar Karimov met in Tehran on Monday.

The International Conference on Open Access to Culture 2022 will run from 28 June to 7 July and is a 'platform from which to learn to realise a symbiotic, complementary society through the arts and culture.'

The Minister of Cultural Affairs, Dr. Hayat Qatat Al-Qarmazi, has signed two partnership agreements with the Union of Tunisian Writers and the cultural organisation Abu al-Qasim al-Shabi related to activities to encourage Tunisian writers and the promotion of Tunisian books at national and international levels.

A new partnership has been announced between the National Centre for Learning Welsh and the Arts Council of Wales, including the appointment of a Learn Welsh Coordinator by the Council.

Minister of Culture Prince Badr Bin Abdullah Bin Farhan met with Korean Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Bo Gyoon to enhance existing cooperation in cultural fields between the two countries under the umbrella of the joint Saudi-Korean Vision 2030.

The Nordic Culture Fund’s new programme Globus aims to encourage artists, institutions and other cultural actors to engage in wide transnational collaborations and long-term networks that extend beyond the Nordic region.