Hujailan welcomed the attendees, pointing out that the Fair in its ninth session of this year wishes for all the spending of pleasant times in the fields of knowledge and literature through the Fair. He expressed his thanks to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for patronizing the Fair, which comes as an extension of the attention paid by the leadership to thought, culture and knowledge. Then the Ambassador of South Africa Muhammad Sadiq Jaafar delivered a speech in which he thanked the Kingdom's Government and people for selecting South Africa as the guest of honor at the Fair to introduce its ancient civilization. --More 12:15 LOCAL TIME 09:15 GMT تغريد