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Athens News Agency: News in English, 06-06-09
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[01] Interior minister addresses 20th Book Exhibition
[01] Interior minister addresses 20th Book Exhibition
Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation Minister Prokopis
Pavlopoulos, addressing the inauguration of the 20th Book Exhibition at
the Zappion Hall in central Athens on Friday, said that equal and
unobrustected acces to books by all was a priority for the government.
"Strengthening the equal and unobstructed access of all people to books
constitutes a basic priority of ours which is linked to the formation
of active citizens and the promotion of the society of information and
knowledge," Pavlopoulos said.
He expressed the "undivided support" of the state for all book
enthusiasts which, as he said, "must be repeated with every
opportunity". He also pointed out that "events such as today's are
opportunities for the promotion of this effort and of the initiatives
which have been undertaken in the direction of promoting the prospects
of books."
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