General Supervisor

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Statement of Editor-ln-Chief
Dr. Salem bin Mohammad Almalik
Consultant and Supervisor
General Administration On
International Cooperation
International book fairs represent a
civilizational, scientific, and cultural event,
attracting all intellectual levels and various
social classes to create an intellectual and
knowledge activity.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s participation
in the 2011 Prague International Book Fair
as a guest of honor is an opportunity to
highlight the bright side of the intellectual, cultural, and scientific renaissance
witnessed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through time, particularly in the
last two decades.
Serving constructive and purposeful dialogue, international book fairs are
enticing and seminal instruments for the meeting of scientific ideas, creative
minds, exchange of expertise, and knowledge of cultures. These fairs constitute
scientific spaces in which countries determine the journey of their intellectual
and literary creations.
Under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and his
Crown Prince, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia allocated to the book its value,
and consolidated it in various forms so that it becomes a fundamental symbol
of the shift to a modern knowledge-based society aimed for by our wise
government.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s participation in international book fairs took
upon itself the leadership role and positive side that enabled the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia to attract attention not only to its politics but also to its culture,
intellect, and science.
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