It will be organized by the Iranian Cultural Center in Iraq on the sidelines of the 27th Baghdad International Book Fair.

The forum will focus on examining various aspects of cultural, historical and civilizational relations between Iran and Iraq and the views of martyred Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on the common capacities of the two nations.

It will be attended by scholars and professors from Iraqi and Iranian universities, and will examine various aspects of the cultural, historical, and civilizational relations between the two countries and the views of the martyred Leader.

According to the Public Relations Office of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO), the 27th Baghdad International Book Fair in Iraq began on Wednesday with the participation of more than 600 publishers from 28 countries and will continue until September 12.

The opening ceremony was held in the presence of Ali Al-Zaidi, Iraq’s prime minister, Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities Sarwa Abdul-Wahed, Chairman of the Iraqi Publishers Union Abdul-Wahab Al-Radi, and Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Kazem Ale Sadeq.

This event is a message that Baghdad continues to be the Qibla of culture, the beacon of thought, and the keeper and protector of the word, al-Zaidi said in his speech.

The House of Iranian Books and Literature, represented by the Deputy of Cultural Affairs of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, is present at the book fair with 1,150 works.

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The Iranian pavilion features works on Iranian history and art, literature, children and adolescents, women, psychology, resistance, jurisprudence and principles, Persian language education, tourism, and Iranology, as well as exquisite Qurans; a collection that attempts to present a diverse picture of Iran's cultural and intellectual capacities to Arab-speaking audiences.

Publishers from Iran, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Turkey, and Palestine are participating in the 27th Baghdad International Book Fair.

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