President inaugurates Cairo international book fair on Wednesday

Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak will inaugurate on Wednesday the 33rd session of Cairo international book fair.

Eighty-five countries, 15 Arab and foreign organizations represented by 2766 publishing houses are to take part in the fair and to display 4 million books.

The inauguration will be followed by the President's annual meeting with writers and thinkers.

Meanwhile, 34 figures including some Editor-in-Chiefs of will be honored during the meeting.

Moreover, the main axis of the fair this year will be focussed on the modernization of Egypt in industrial, economic, cultural and social fields.

It will also discuss the peace march and the elections process.

The fair will include also symposia with ministers of culture, education, health and population, youth, communications industry, petroleum, public business sector and agriculture attending.