On the occasion of holding the 19th session of Alexandria International Book Fair from[15-28th]of July 2024 , Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, invited Dr. Ahmed Hanno, Minister of culture, and Vice admiral Ahmed Khaled Hassan, Governor of Alexandria for the opening of the Exhibition ,which was organized by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in cooperation with The Egyptian General Book Authority and the Egyptian & Arab Publishers Union.
vice Admiral, Ahmed Khaled stressed that Alexandria is the city of culture ,civilization , history and cultural diversity.
He explained that the book fair, which includes more than 77 Egyptian and Arab publishing houses, is considered an arena for communication between intellectuals and represent a cultural window for the Alexandrian people, especially the youth, for learning more about new cultures and knowledge.
His Excellency , Vice Admiral Ahmed Khaled stressed on providing full support to all cultural events in the Governorate, based on the belief of the importance of culture in building the society and forming it's awareness and conscience.
Dr. Ahmed Hanno, Minister of Culture, stressed that Alexandria Book Fair is a cultural arena where intellectuals meet and communicate for everything new , in culture and knowledge, and it represents a cultural event added to the Cairo International Exhibition.
Dr. Ahmed Zayed , Director of Bibliotheca Alexandrina explained that many events would be held on the sidelines of the exhibition, more than 160 events , seminars, lectures, workshops and conferences, and their topics vary between history, literature, artificial intelligence, creative industries, Egyptian drama, writing in all its types ,media, Youth, women, children, Egyptian cultural relations, and publishing, with the participation of more than 600 intellectuals, thinkers, writers, and media professionals.
This came in the presence of Professor Dr. Abdel Aziz Konsowa , President of Alexandria University, Dr. Hisham Abdel Aziz, Head of the Religious Sector on behalf of the Minister of Awqaf, and a group of consuls, ambassadors, senior intellectuals, thinkers, and media professionals.