International book exhibition started in Baku

The Baku International Book Exhibition, the ninth in a row, started at the Baku Expo Center, Sputnik Azerbaijan reports.

The event was organized by the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan with the support of Caspian Event Organizers. This year the festival is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of national leader Heydar Aliyev.

The opening was attended by the Minister of Culture of the Republic Adil Karimli, the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan Sabina Aliyeva, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Azerbaijan Mikhail Evdokimov and other guests.

The head of the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan, in his speech at the opening ceremony, outlined the main goals of the exhibition - increasing interest in books, promoting the culture of reading, introducing readers to digital innovations in the publishing industry, supporting the book industry and developing modern literary processes in Azerbaijan.

source: Az.sputniknews.ru