TEHRAN -- Afghanistan will be the guest of honor at the 27th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF), which will be held from April 30 to May 10.
A large group of Afghan publishers and literati has been invited to the event, TIBF Director Seyyed Abbas Salehi, who is also the deputy minister of culture for cultural affairs, said in a press conference on Sunday.
After Iran, Afghanistan is the only Persian-speaking country that has Persian orthography, TIBF Deputy Director for Cultural Affairs Mohammad Allahyari said during the conference.
“Despite the large number of Afghan refugees in Iran, Iranians do not have much familiarity with Afghan culture,” he added.
The TIBF is a great opportunity for Iranians to better understand Afghans’ capacity, he stated.
Publishers from Germany, France, Turkey, Japan, Lebanon, Syria, China, Qatar and several other countries will be presenting about 160,000 their latest offerings at the TIBF.
Salehi said that the TIBF will improve facilities for visitors and publishers this year.
The organizers have also arranged open-air theatrical performances and some other cultural programs.
The 27th Tehran International Book Fair will be held at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Mosalla.
Cultural exchanges, translation, copyright and several other subjects will be discussed at meetings on the sidelines of the fair.
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