Iran has held Nowruz Welcoming Celebration during a ceremony in the capital city of Tehran on Sunday to mark upcoming spring and Iranian New Year. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Rahimi along with a number of officials attended the national celebration held at Tehran's Summit Conference Hall.
The ceremony also hosted some foreign ambassadors to Tehran as well as a number of Iranian artists.

Several exhibitions, displaying Iranian handicrafts and cultural heritage, were also mounted on the sidelines of the event.

































































































By IRNA