Tehran, IRNA – Iran plans to set up a center in Oman to teach Farsi to people interested in the Persian language and literature, according to Iranian Ambassador to Oman Ali Najafi.

Najafi made the announcement on Monday while touring Iran’s stall at the 27th Muscat International Book Fair.

He said the language training center in Oman will respond to a growing interest in reading Farsi books in the Arab country.

The 27th Muscat International Book Fair is being held in the Omani capital from February 22 to March 3 with the presence of 826 publishers from 32 countries.

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