Тhe international panel of the 40^th jubilee of the Fajr Theatre Festival in Tehran was opened on 6 February with a play by the Bulgarian theatre “Azarian” and “Den Gri” foundation based on the “Shahnameh – Story of Zal” by the Persian classical poet Abulghassem Ferdousi and directed by Elena Panayotova.

The troupe consisted of sixteen well-known Bulgarian actors such as Dobrin Dosev, Velislav Pavlov, Zhana Rasheva, Sevar Ivanov, Ralitsa Stoyanova, Vasil Ryahov, Rosen Mihailov, the musician Marina Velikova, as well as students from New Bulgarian University.

The Bulgarian Ambassador to Tehran Ms. Nikolina Kuneva greeted the present Iranian officials and representatives of the cultural circles. Given the commemoration of the 125^th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Iran in 2022 she noted the importance of the cultural dialogue for development of the bilateral ties.