Iranian ministry holds welcoming ceremony for visiting Chinese tourists

STORY: Iranian ministry holds welcoming ceremony for visiting Chinese tourists DATELINE: April 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:02 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese tourists 2. various of the welcoming ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE (Farsi): ALI ASGHAR SHALBAFIAN, Deputy Iranian minister of cultural heritage, handicrafts and tourism for tourism affairs STORYLINE: The Iranian Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism held a ceremony in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Tuesday to welcome Chinese tourists visiting the country. The ceremony, held at the Saadabad Cultural and Historical Complex, was attended by Chinese Ambassador to Tehran Chang Hua, and Ali Asghar Shalbafian, deputy Iranian minister of cultural heritage, handicrafts, and tourism for tourism affairs. In an address to the ceremony, Chang said China and Iran enjoy traditional friendship and their comprehensive strategic partnership has been developing steadily in recent years. Noting that Iran is an ancient civi