الكاظمي يقص شريط الافتتاح:
نشكر مؤسسة المدى على رعايتها الثقافة العراقية
Range – Amer Moayed
Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi inaugurated, Yesterday, Wednesday, Iraq International Book Fair organized by Al-Mada Foundation for Culture and Media, which will continue until the nineteenth of this month, With wide participation from local, Arab and international publishing houses.
Al-Kazemi said during the official opening of the exhibition to the tune of the choir, Accompanied by the President of Al-Mada Foundation for Culture and Media Fakhri Karim and the Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities Hassan Nazim, “Iraq is the cradle of civilizations and the first word, The establishment of the Iraq Book Fair is evidence of the country’s continued cultural creativity.”
Al-Kazemi added that “all civilizations and religions have stressed the importance of reading and its necessity in the sustainability of life, and the opening of the capital Baghdad for a book fair of such a large size is a distinctive achievement that we want to continue.”
Al-Kazemi pointed out that “culture is the key to the convergence of views between all, And a way to spread peace among all, This is the message of the Iraq Book Fair.”
The Prime Minister expressed his thanks to Al-Mada Foundation, in the person of its president, Fakhri Karim, for the great effort exerted in supporting Iraqi culture.
The opening was followed, The Prime Minister roamed the corridors of the various exhibition halls, and the beginning was the halls that included Arab publishing houses, Assured them of the welcome of the Government and people of Iraq, Official and popular circles are proud of their participation in the exhibition.
Al-Kazemi’s visit was not limited to welcoming the various publishing houses coming from several Arab and foreign countries. Rather, he looked at many publications and bought some of them, He expressed his admiration for the level of headlines, saying that “the exhibition is characterized by the participation of important publishing houses, cultural faces and prominent titles.”
In turn, The Director of the Iraq Book Fair, Ihab Al-Qaisi, praised In governmental and official cooperation with Al Mada Foundation for the success of organizing the exhibition and showing it in a distinctive and wonderful way, Whether in terms of facilitating the issuance of invitations to participating publishing houses, Or the high format that showed the exhibition in the best way.
As soon as the doors were opened to visitors, the seven exhibition halls were filled with attendees, The first waves of readers began to see the new titles.
The exhibition management allocated seven halls, One was dedicated to Iraqi publishing houses, And another for Egyptian, While the Syrians and Jordanians gathered in one hall, While Gulf and Lebanese publishing houses lined up along two halls dedicated to them, In addition to a hall for publishing houses from the Maghreb.
The exhibition management confirmed that the central hall will be allocated for seminars that will be organized throughout the days of the exhibition and continue at different times at the specified time to open the doors of the exhibition at 10 am and continue until 10 pm during the eleven days.
Outside the exhibition halls, Designs similar to the gates of Al-Mutanabbi Street spread in the form of stalls for libraries, Local and Arab libraries and publishing houses were published, which were distinguished by the display of rare titles and old book releases.
The management of the fair focused on providing all means of comfort for visitors and shoppers and attending the Iraq Book Fair. Through the presence of restaurants and cafes.
According to the exhibition platform, eight events will be held per day, between cultural, political and economic seminars, In addition to book signings for their new publications, Various documentaries and short films will also be screened, including folk dance, singing and poetry evenings.