Tehran, June 28, IRNA � Secretary General of the United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Irina Bokova condoled Iran on passing away of the renowned Iranologist Professor Shahryar Adl.

In a message to Iran�s UNESCO Ambassador Ahmad Jalali, she expressed her deep sorrow over the demise of the professor whom she praised as a very high-profile international expert.

Referring to the professor�s positions in various international scientific and research circles, she said any he was, Professor Adl adhered to values and issues which were at the heart of UNESCO agenda.

Professor Adl, a noted historian, Iranologist and archeologist who was a scholar of Iranian-Islamic art, passed away in France June 21. He was 71. He had many books including �Art and Society in the Iranian world� in his resume.

His research work mostly focused on Iranian-Islamic art in the middle centuries particulay Safavid and Qajar eras.

By IRNA