Saudi ambassador to Egypt Hisham Nazir made here yesterday an inspection tour of the Saudi pavilion at Cairo international book fair. Nazir, who was accompanied by Saudi cultural attaché in Cairo Mohammed al-Okeil, reiterated the great attention given by the Saudi government to culture, intellectuals and innovators. He hailed the Kingdom's role in spreading knowledge not only at the Saudi arena but also at the world arena. Nazir said the organization of the Saudi pavilion at the book fair provides a clear evidence for the existing cultural and scientific cooperation between the Saudi universities and its intellectuals and literary men. The Saudi pavilion, organized on an area of 4000 square meter, attracted yesterday a lot of visitors. 25 governmental authorities as well as 30 publishing houses are participating in the pavilion.
