18th International Press Festival kicks off today Tehran Times: The 18th edition of the International Press Festival will be opening today during a ceremony at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Mosalla.
Almost one hundred international media coming from 50 countries are expected to attend the festival, director of the International Press Office of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad-Javad Aqajari said here on Monday.
Iraq, Afghanistan, Armenia and Syria are increasing their participation in the festival this year, he said, adding that the international section will be opening on October 28 to the end of the festival on November 1.
Culture Minister for Press Affairs Mohammad-Jafar Mohammadzadeh also said that most of the participants have set up their pavilions, adding that this year 600 pavilions have been allotted to the festival compared to 480 last year.
Several programs arranged for the side section program of the festival
including exhibition of the top press photos and cartoons of the past year, he said.
Pioneers of the Iranian press along with their biographies will also be introduced in an exhibit, he added.
He also mentioned that the museum of the press in collaboration with the Iran National Library and Archives (INLA) is to be inaugurated during the festival while several books are due to be introduced as well.
Managing directors of Islamic periodicals from 30 countries are expected to attend the first World of Islam Press Union at the festival, Mohammadzadeh said.
Out of the 30 participants, 23 are coming from Muslim countries and seven are from non-Muslim countries, he added.
The number might increase to 40 indicating the warm welcome for the press from the Islamic countries in establishing an Islamic union.
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