The 30th Beijing International Book Fair kicked off on June 19, bringing together book industry representatives from various countries. This year, for the first time, Azerbaijan is represented with a national stand at the fair, under the organization of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan and with the support of our Embassy in the People's Republic of China.
The stand features 309 newly released publications, covering 133 different titles about our country. In honor of the 530th anniversary of the great Azerbaijani poet and philosopher Muhammad Fuzuli (1494-1556), President Ilham Aliyev has issued an order, and the Ministry of Culture is launching a series of related projects and events.
Publications on the life and works of Muhammad Fuzuli were also displayed at our stand. The Azerbaijani delegation provided the visitors with detailed information about the history, culture, book industry of our country and mission of Shusha as the "Cultural Capital of the Islamic World" in 2024.
As part of the exhibition, cooperation meetings with the Chinese representatives were held at the national stand with the involvement of several publishing houses of Azerbaijan.
Following the opening ceremony of the exhibition, the Azerbaijani delegation visited the National Library of Beijing, where the possibilities of collaboration with the library were discussed. The Beijing International Book Fair, where Saudi Arabia is the guest of honor, will continue until June 23.
