Partnership agreement between ISESCO Organization, Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Egypt State Information Service

Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) decided signing a partnership agreement with Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA), by which the BA will be considered a deposition library for all the ISESCO's cultural releases and publications in a historical step of Alexandria's history that coincides with choosing it as a capital of Islamic culture in 2008.

Dr. Khaled Azab, the Director of Information Administration in BA, said in press conference yesterday 17/2/2008 Dr. Abdul-Aziz Al-Tobgary, Director of ISESCO, will visit Alexandria for final singing of the partnership agreement as well as participating in the inauguration of Alexandria International Book Fair which will start on 21/2/2008, during which the Islamic World celebrations of choosing Alexandria as an Islamic cultural capital will be launched.

Moreover, it is settled that the BA will display all the publications related to Alexandria's establishment, history, development, population, renaissance, and several cultures, in addition to all the fields that distinguish this deep-rooted city through the eras.