Information Minister to head Oman team at Paris Book Fair

MUSCAT: The 39th Paris International Book Fair will be held in Paris on Thursday and Oman will be a special guest of the exhibition, which runs until March 19, 2019. The Sultanate’s delegation is headed by Dr Abdulmon’em bin Mansour Al Hassani, Minister of Information and accompanied by representatives of official and private institutions, as well as civil society institutions, writers and literati taking part in the fair.

The Sultanate’s participation in this version of the fair is accompanied by many cultural events that represent the Sultanate’s cultural and civilisational aspects in international forums.

The Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra (ROSO) will also take part by performing some Omani folklore musical pieces.

The fair will feature a wide variety of Omani publications translated into French, as well as a special corner for screening documentaries on the history and culture of the Sultanate and an additional corner for the reception of senior visitors of officials, intellectuals and publishers to inform them about Omani publications and the cultural dimensions of the Omani civilisation.

The cultural programme will start with the Sultanate’s participation as a special guest in this fair on March 15 with a lecture entitled “The Arabic and French Languages: Two Way Influence”.

The lecture will be delivered by Hassan Al Ramadani from the College of Tourism. A session will be also held on childhood and its nurturing in Oman.

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