ROYAL COUPLE AT THE 53RD INTERNATIONAL BELGRADE BOOK FAIR

Belgrade, 20 October 2008 – Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine accompanied by Prof Dragoljub Kavran and Mr. Dragomir Acovic, members of the Crown Council attended today the opening of the 53rd International Belgrade Book Fair. This year’s guest of honour is Japan.

The Fair was opened by the writer, Mr. Dragoslav Mihailovic, and on behalf of the Ambassador of Japan, Mr. Natsuki Ikezawa, a Japanese writer welcomed the guests.

Japan will present modern Japanese literature, as well as an exhibition of posters about the modern Japanese architecture Kyoto. In addition there will be a lecture about the best known modern Japanese writer, Mr. Haruki Murakami, and a series of Japanese films in the Yugoslav Cinema Museum.

More than 800 local and international publishers will participate on the 53rd Belgrade Book Fair. The publishers will have displays in Belgrade Fair Halls 1 and 14, at the space of 13,000 square meters.

The Belgrade Book Fair will be held from 20 to 26 October.