95 Syrian publishing houses participate in Cairo International Book Fair

A number of Syrian publishers emphasized that the participation in Cairo International Book Fair comes to highlight the importance of the Syrian presence in all regional and international cultural forums.

During the Federation’s delegation to the headquarters of the Syrian embassy in Cairo, President of the Publishers Union, Haitham Hafez, said that Syria participates in this exhibition through 95 publishing houses, indicating that this participation is the strongest and most influential in the exhibition on the cultural level and in terms of sales .

Hafez pointed out that the publishing industry in Syria is witnessing a remarkable development, especially as the Syrian publisher is working to consolidate the civilized values in his publications.

In turn, publisher Abeer Akel said: “We were always taking part in the Arab exhibitions despite the difficult circumstances that Syria went through, and we carried the printed book from Damascus to the world to convey the true image of what is going on in our country and towards our people.”

The publisher Ghassan Saad El-Din indicated that the Syrian publishing houses were able to prove their presence in all forums where the Syrian cultural and intellectual product was welcomed and appreciated because of its specificity and distinctiveness.

The publisher Ismail Al-Omar stated that the Syrian publishers are continuing to work on developing cultural and intellectual sectors to convey the message of the Syrian people to the region and the world.

For his part, Ambassador Dr. Bassam Darwish, Chargé d’Affairs of the Syrian Embassy, expressed his appreciation for the role of the Syrian industrialists, merchants, and others who have proven their presence in all fields, pointing out that Syria was and still holds the concepts of enlightenment and works to spread it through publishing houses and owners of thought and pen.

The Ambassador reiterated that Syria was subjected to all kinds of misinformation and fought against the conspiracy that targeted it to spread awareness, which foiled the Takfiri project.

Inas Abdulkareem