  Tehran hosts 23rd International Book FairMay 12, 2010 - 12:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 4 million people have already attended the 23rd Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) which kicked off in the Iranian capital on May 2 and will last till May 15. Known as the most important publishing event in Asia and the Middle East, it brought together 200 Iranian and 1700 foreign publishers this year, with the number of visitors already reaching 4 million. The large number of visitors of the Armenian pavilion, established by the RA Embassy to Iran and RA Culture Ministry, proves keen interest in the Armenian culture, the RA MFA press office said. The visitors are usually interested in tourism and education as well as the Armenian Genocide issue.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
