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Rouhani Opens Tehran Int’l Book Fair

President Hassan Rouhani on opened the 29th Tehran International Book Fair, being held in Shahr-e Aftab (Sun City) Exhibition Complex in south of the capital.

Minister of Culture Ali Jannati and Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, as well as a number of publishers, media members and country’s officials were present at the opening ceremony.

Tehran International Book Fair is set to display domestic and foreign books from May 4 for 11 days.

This year, the book fair has chosen ‘Tomorrow Is Too Late to Read’ as the motto for its 29th edition.

 

To see photos of the newly opened, purpose-built exhibition site, Shahr-e Aftab, click here.

Golrokh Askarieh

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