IRI president: Persian is language of humanity, arts
IRIB - IRI President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a closing ceremony of the Sixth Fajr Poetry Festival on Monday on Monday that Persian is the language of humanity and arts.
President Ahmadinejad said most beautiful thoughts, spiritual moods and wishes of human beings can be expressed in Persian language.
He said man without culture is not different from other creatures.
He added that man means culture and the most beautiful manifestation of culture and arts.
"Poetry is the backbone of arts and all dreams, aspirations and feelings, motivations and love are summarized in poetry," he said.