Mayor Thore Vestby, Vice-President of Mayors for Peace Visited Tehran Peace Museum
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Mr. Thore Vestby, the mayor of Frogn, Norway and the vice-president of Mayors for Peace, visited Tehran Peace Museum, on December 8th, 2014. After visiting TPM, in a meeting in which some Iranian mayors and municipality representatives were present, Mr. Vestby said that he is impressed by the work TPM and also the efforts of Mayors for Peace secretariat which is located in TPM. He said that by the help of the Iran Embassy and the Mayor of Oslo, he is trying to build a bilateral cooperation between Iranian and Norwegian Mayors for Peace member cities. Mr. Vestby also stated that he believes some Iranian cities are qualified to be known as “Leading Cities” not only in Iran, but also in the region.
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"Peace and Gaza" Street show in Shirvan
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On the first of October 2014 the "Peace & Gaza" street show directed by Zakriya Shirmohammadzadeh was performed in the presence of a large number of people of Shirvan and supported by the Mayor of Shirvan, a member of Mayors for Peace. On the sidelines of the ceremony, people's altruistic aid to Gaza was collected by the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation.
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Mayor of Samen visits Tehran Peace Museum
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Mr.MohammadReza Bashari, mayor of Samen, in Hamedan province of Iran, visited the Tehran Peace Museum on September 29th 2014.
Samen city joined the Mayors for Peace on September 2014. The membership certificate of Samen was delivered to Mr. Bashiri during this visit.
Commemoration of the International Peace Day in Behshahr
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An Observance of the International Day of Peace was held on Sunday, September 21 in Behshahr. This ceremony included reading a message of peace and paying tribute to war veterans, and an olive tree was planted as a symbol of peace. A photo exhibition of martyrs, salutation of athletes, and dedication of flowers to the graves of martyrs of chemical warfare were other programs in the ceremony.
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The International Day of Peace is commemorated in the Tehran Peace Museum
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On September 21, 2014 on the occasion of International Day of Peace, a ceremony was held in the Tehran Peace Museum.
In the beginning, the TPM’s message on this occasion was delivered by one of the TPM’s volunteers who is a chemical warfare survivor. This was followed by a speech delivered by Ms. Esther KuischLaroche, the director of UNESCO cluster office in Tehran.