Rabat - For the first time, Morocco will take part in the 22nd edition of the Beijing International Book Fair, which will take place on August 26-30, according to the minister of culture Mohamed Amine Sbihi.
The minister of culture went on to add that the participation is part of the ministry’s strategy to open up to Chinese civilization and culture.
The initiative is a bridge between the ministry and Moroccan publishers and their Chinese counterpart with respect to the translation and publishing industry.
The ministry of culture will support the Moroccan participants by paying for an 18 square meter exhibition stand at the fair in Beijing and will pay travel expenses.
The event will also host 2,270 publishers from 82 countries under the theme “Strategic Options for International Publishing “.
The fair will exhibit 270.000 publications in a 66,000 square-meter venue at the China International Exhibition Center.
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