Paying attention to culture of book reading society's dire need - First Vice President

1 May 2008

Tehran-IRI First Vice President said on opening ceremony of 21st Tehran International Book Fair paying attention to culture of book reading and turning it to public culture is among dire needs of our society.

Parviz Davoudi made the comment at the ceremony attended by dozens of Iranian and foreign cultural and scientific personalities and publishers, adding, "We are on the eve of the Iranian Teachers Day and the International Workers Day, and I congratulate the occasion to both these two nobel classes of society."

He added, "The teachers and elites of our society need to launch a scientific-cultural campaign to promote the book reading culture in our country."

Davoudi said that holding such exhibitions is a sign of the intellectual growth of the thoughtful and highly cultural Iranian nation, that are each year seeking for their year's intellectual food at this fair.

The First Vice President reiterated, "Enthusiastic presence of book lover Iranians at Tehran International Book Fair year after year is a sign of the high status of book reading in our country, and yet, this culture is in need of further nurturing and growth with the passage of each year."

Davoudi referred to the Supreme Leader's nomination of the current Iranian year, 1387, as the Year for Innovations and Blossoming, and emphasized, "In order to meet such objectives the minds need to be impregnated with brilliant thoughts, and the greatest expectations in that regard are from the elites and thinkers of our nation."