To see all the natural and historical destinations of Iran a person would need a whole lifetime, but the hosts devoted all their time to their guest and they showed me the mandatory program for the entry into the history and the beauties of Iran, and this includes Yazd, Abyneh, Esfahan, Kashan, the salty dry lake and, of course, Teheran as well. The kindness of the hosts and the natives was a very nice introduction into the ceremony, which took place at the Embassy of Slovenia, where we granted the awards to the deserving awardees for their artworks. The organization of the ceremony and the granting of the awards were kindly taken care of by Mr. Matjaž Puc, the diplomatic agent in Teheran.

This trip of mine to the remote country of Iran has showed me the real value of this international competition for young people, what it is worth to the children and their parents from all over the world. The next piece of evidence is scheduled for the month of April of 2008, when I’ll be the guest of the Indian awardees in Bangalore, which is even further away than Iran. At this opportunity there will be an opening of the Indian gallery for young people on the model of the Gallery for Young people’s Art Works Celje.