45th Kuwait International Book Fair kicks off

Kuwait, Nov. 16 (BNA): The Kuwaiti Minister of Information and Culture, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Chairman of the National Council for Culture, Arts and Literature, Abdul Rahman Al-Mutairi, said today, Wednesday, that the 45th Kuwait International Book Fair is the largest cultural fair. happened in the country.

Al-Mutairi said in his speech, where Al-Mutairi represented His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah at the opening of the 45th Kuwait International Book Fair in Mishref, that this cultural event includes various activities starting today until the 26th of this month. Dec.

Al-Mutairi added that 29 countries are participating in the exhibition, including 18 Arab countries and 11 foreign countries, in addition to 404 publishing houses and 117 other participants, pointing to Italy’s participation as guest of honor at the Kuwait Paul exhibition. The Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported.

He explained that the book fair provides an opportunity for Kuwaiti youth to display their creativity and vision through local publishing houses, adding that the activities that are held on the sidelines of the book fair are a great opportunity to exchange experiences and cultures, which contributes significantly to development. from communities.

He stated that through this cultural event, “we present our Arab identity and benefit from other cultures, especially with the number of books entered in the book fair’s electronic catalog reaching 230,000 titles.” In a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), Palestine’s ambassador to Kuwait, Rami Tahboub, expressed his happiness at participating in the book fair after nearly three years, pointing out that the opening of the book fair today was wonderful, as it had a large presence and wide participation from Arab and foreign countries. Build houses.

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