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Hungarian cultural attaché admits his country missed Tehran Book Fair's opportunity
2010-05-09 08:30
Cultural attaché of the Hungarian embassy in Tehran characterized Tehran International Book Fair as a credible event on the same footing with major global cultural events.
Istvan Nyitrai was speaking to the book fair's press office on the sidelines of an inaugural ceremony of the 23rd edition of the major international cultural event.
He said it made a seventh consecutive time that he joined an inaugural ceremony of an edition of Tehran Book Fair, lamenting that his country has yet to grab an opportunity to join the book fair.
He opined that a major factor behind Hungary's persistent apathy from the landmark book fair was that Hungary was a small country and that the fair only allows titles in international languages. "We however are striving to join the next edition of the book fair," he added.
A graduate in Iranology, the cultural envoy said the book fair was also an opportunity for people around the world to get familiar with Iran first hand.
"I have purchased, in my inspections to the book fair ever, a dozen of useful publications about Iran," Nyitrai went on to say, adding that in that past edition, he had bought a 100kg package of books in the fair and dispatched it home subsequently.
Concerning the content of the publications, he said many of his sales were on stall by domestic Iranian publishers, singling out "Tabari's History" as a major instance.
Asked about status of book fairs across the world, Nyitrai said Tehran Book Fair was one the most significant cultural event the world over so that it was a golden chance for any country to hold a pavilion in the fair.
