In an interview with IBNA, minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Mohammad Husseini, said the ministry has allocated new budget for translation of select works into other languages.

IBNA: On the sidelines of the meeting of Mohammad Husseini with Egyptian journalist on Wednesday, the minister was interviewed about the ministry's plans for considering books as a cultural media for cultural international relations.

Noting the ministry's recent plans for exchange of books with other countries, Husseini said a panel of experts has been formed in the ministry to select and convert prominent books into other languages such as Arabic with the aim of exchanging cultural stuff with other countries.

He went on to say that the books are selected based on the preferences of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the targeted country.

Id : 128971