World Book Summit Opens with Address by President

Ljubljana, 31 March - The first World Book Summit opened in Ljubljana on Thursday under the motto "Book: the Bearer of Human Development". This is an important thought for a joint reflection, President Danilo Tuerk said in his opening address.

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Ljubljana Deputy Mayor Ales Cerin addresses the World Book Summit.
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Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information of UNESCO Janis Karklins addresses the World Book Summit.
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Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information of UNESCO Janis Karklins addresses the World Book Summit.
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Ljubljana Deputy Mayor Ales Cerin addresses the World Book Summit.
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The opening of the World Book Summit in Ljubljana's Cankarjev dom
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President Danilo Tuerk greets the World Book Summit in a video address.
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Culture Minister Majda Sirca (centre) at the opening of the World Book Summit in Ljubljana's Cankarjev dom
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The World Book Summit gets under way at Cankarjev dom with attendance by senior officials; (left to right) general manager of Cankarjev dom Mitja Rotovnik, chairman of the executive committee of the summit Mitja Zupancic and Deputy Ljubljana Mayor Ales Cerin.
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The opening of the World Book Summit in Ljubljana's Cankarjev dom
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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Culture Minister Majda Sirca addresses the World Book Summit.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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Secretary General of the International Publishers Association Jens Bammel addresses the World Book Summit.
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