Publish Date: 20 January 2024 - 12:52

Moscow, IRNA – Russian Iranologist and distinguished professor of Persian literature, Grant Voskanyan has passed away at the age of 99, an IRNA report said on Saturday.

Born in Baku in 1924, Voskanyan authored works on Persian language education courses and a Russian-Persian dictionary.

In separate messages, head of Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) Mohammad Mehdi Imanipour, and  Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali offered their condolences on the death of  Voskanyan.

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