“Morocco is among the pioneer countries in the Arab and Islamic cultural action, through a range of cultural activities, especially the SIEL which will continue to shine from year to year, “notes the statement.

APA president, Mohamed Rachad, quoted in the statement, expressed his deep thanks, esteem and gratitude to His Majesty King Mohammed VI for His High Patronage of this fair.

The association also welcomed ” the initiatives of His Majesty the King to consolidate and develop the Moroccan, Arab and Islamic cultural product, especially books to encourage reading.”

“These initiatives are part of the Sovereign’s will to achieve the objectives of sustainable development focusing on the human element, create a new awareness guaranteeing the values of citizenship and cultural justice, and consolidate the civilizational identity of the Moroccan people and all Arab peoples,” the statement concludes.

Source: Agency Morocaine De Presse