Min. of Culture: Book Fair's golden jubilee edition to be special

CAIRO – 4 October 2018: Minister of Culture, Inas Abdel Dayem, met with the manager of the National Company for Exhibitions and International Conferences and the president of the Egyptian General Book Organization on Oct. 2 in the organization's headquarters in the fifth settlement.

The meeting aimed to finalize the agreements regarding the Cairo International Book Fair’s golden jubilee celebrations. The celebrations will take place for the first time in the fair’s new location.

The minister inspected the halls hosting the event, and watched a short film showing the new facilities and gigantic parking lots designated for the book fair. The film also showed the different successful events previously hosted by the same premises.

Moreover, the minister assured during the meeting that the golden jubilee edition of the Cairo International Book Fair is set to take place in January 2019. The celebration is going to be a special one, according to the minister, as the League of Arab States is going to be the guest of honor.

Abdel Dayem assured that the new place designated to host the book fair in 2019 offers the local and International prints a bigger opportunity to participate in the much anticipated annual event.