HYDERABAD: As many as 40 paintings by schoolchildren in Hyderabad are currently on display at an exhibition in the Iranian city of Shiraz.
About 200 children from the city participated in the painting competition on monuments of Shiraz.
The competition was held by Shiraz municipality and Consulate-General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Hyderabad.
The paintings are displayed at the exhibition titled ‘A Colour from the East’ with the theme ‘Shiraz’ at the gallery of Namazi metro station in Shiraz.
It is open to the public everyday for 15 days from 6 am to 9 pm.
To set up the exhibition, 200 students from various schools in Hyderabad studied the city of Shiraz and created paintings, from which 40 works were selected.
The mayor of Shiraz sent an official letter to the mayor of Hyderabad and expressed interest in building and strengthening ties between the two cities.
Meanwhile, talks are underway between The Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Hyderabad and the ministry of municipal administration, government of Telangana to materialize the long-awaited sister city agreement between the historical cities of Esfahan and Hyderabad.