On Wednesday evening, January 13, 2021, the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding was held in between the National Museums of Iran and Nicaragua in Tehran and Managua. Jebrael Nokandeh, Director General of the National Museum of Iran, Majid Salehi, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Nicaragua and Isaac Lenin Bravo Jaen, Ambassador of the Republic of Nicaragua to Iran were present in Iran National Museum meeting room. The Minister of Culture of the Republic of Nicaragua, Luis Morales, and Javiera Pérez Guerra, Director of the National Museum of Nicaragua attended the event online at the National Museum of Nicaragua in Managua. Majid Salehi’s welcome was the initiator of the ceremony. He considered museums as an important factor in expanding cultural relations and friendship between the two countries.
As the next speaker, Jebrael Nokandeh expressed his satisfaction with this important event, calling it a turning point in the cultural and museum relations between the two countries and said: “Despite the circumstances caused by the coronavirus disease, the signing of this memorandum shows the determination of the two countries to deepen the cultural relations between the two nations. He added: “In the first step and until the situation normalizes, the two museums will try to get acquainted with each other’s potentials through webinars, to be able to plan for future practical collaborations.”
“Iran is one of the oldest civilizations in the world and it is an honor that the 125th anniversary of the National Museum of Nicaragua has coincided with the signing of this memorandum,” said Luis Morales, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Nicaragua.
“It is an honor to be present at the signing ceremony of this Memorandum of Understanding and I consider it an important step in strengthening relations between the two countries,” said Javiera Pérez Guerra, director of the National Museum of Nicaragua. She added that the National Museum of Nicaragua, with the support of the Ministry of Culture, has added new galleries to the museum and that the country’s cultural diversity, especially its African roots have had a great impact on the enrichment of the National Museum.
The Ambassador of the Republic of Nicaragua to Iran, Isaac Lenin Bravo Jaen, while expressing his satisfaction with the meeting, said: “The signing of this memorandum will strengthen the relations between the museums of the two countries and shows the interest of the two countries in peace and stability in the world. This document is a clear message to the world that in such difficult circumstances, world peace can be strengthened.
At the end of the ceremony, Majid Salehi, ambassador of The Islamic Republic of Iran in Nicaragua, stated that both embassies will make every effort to implement the issues agreed upon in this memorandum to be a key step in strengthening cultural relations between the two countries.