The official of the Jordanian Al-Ayyam Publishing and Distribution House, Salah Al-Talawi, told the Jordan News Agency (Petra) that the Jordanian participation in the exhibition comes within the framework of enhancing Jordan's cultural presence and communicating with readers and book enthusiasts in Iraq, pointing out that the exhibition constitutes an important opportunity to introduce diverse Jordanian publications.
He added that there is a remarkable turnout by exhibition visitors for Jordanian books and publications, which cover multiple fields and disciplines, including legal, philosophical, scientific, and literary books, alongside other intellectual and cognitive publications.
He explained that the diversity of titles and displayed publications contributed to attracting various segments of readers, researchers, and interested individuals in Iraq and some Arab countries, stressing the importance of the exhibition in enhancing communication between publishing houses and readers, and opening new horizons for cultural cooperation between Jordan and Iraq.
In turn, the official of Safa Publishing and Distribution House, Bilal Hashem Al-Banna, emphasized the importance of Jordanian participation in the Baghdad International Book Fair, given that it represents a cultural gathering bringing together publishing houses, writers, intellectuals, and readers from Iraq and Arab countries.
He said that the Jordanian participation was characterized by the diversity of books and publications presented to visitors, to include philosophical, humanitarian, and literary fields, along with various scientific and cognitive specializations, to meet the interests of wide segments of exhibition visitors.
He pointed out that the Jordanian presence in the exhibition reflects the richness and diversity of the publishing movement in the Kingdom, and contributes to enhancing cultural and cognitive exchange between Jordan and Iraq, stressing that such events represent an important platform for expanding the presence of the Jordanian book in Arab markets.
For his part, the Cultural Undersecretary at the Iraqi Ministry of Culture affirmed that the Baghdad International Book Fair represents an important opportunity and a vibrant cultural carnival for Arab intellectuals, writers, and readers to meet, and to enhance cultural and cognitive exchange between various stakeholders in cultural affairs across Arab countries.
He added that the Jordanian participation in the current edition was active through the presence of a number of publishing and distribution houses, which presented modern publications and works in various cognitive, scientific, literary, and academic specializations, contributing to enriching the exhibition's cultural landscape and enhancing the Arab presence in it.
