The CEO of Iran’s Institute for Cultural Exhibitions announced Iran’s decision to attend the 31st Istanbul International Book Fair which began on Saturday.
IBNA: Near 600 exhibitors from 30 countries of the world run stances at the book fair, said Mohammad Azimi in an interview with IBNA.
As he said, the institute showcases 400 titles at the book fair this year. The titles cover various issues like Iranology, poetry, fiction, calligraphy, arts, Persian language, children and adolescents, the Prophet, philosophy, history and Sacred Defense.
He went on to say that building cultural interactions and introducing the Islamic Iran’s rich culture and civilization to the world are two of the chief goals of the institute to attend the book fair in Istanbul.
Elsewhere in his interview, Azimi underscored the mutual talk sessions with Turkish figures given the vast cultural commonalities between Iran and Turkey.
He further expressed hope that the institute would move towards materialization of Iran’s cultural goals by attending at international book fairs and cultural exhibitions.
The opens on Saturday, November 17, 2012 and will wrap up next Sunday November 25.
via Iran Book News Agency (IBNA) – Iran runs pavilion at Istanbul Book Fair.
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