UNESCO announces Athens as World Book Capital 2018

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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation has named Greece capital and largest city, Athens, the World Book Capital for 2018.

UNESCO made the announcement on Twitter on Monday in commemoration of the World Book Day.

According to the Mayor of Athens, Georgios Kaminis on the city’s website, “We are proud of this distinction. Our ambition and objective is for Athens to become a more book-friendly city with greater opportunities for learning and knowledge.”

World Book Capital is an initiative of UNESCO. Following the success of World Book and Copyright Day, UNESCO developed the concept of World Book Capital City, selecting Madrid as the Capital for 2001.

The successful outcome led UNESCO’s General Conference to designate World Book Capital as an annual event.

The title is nominated every year to a different city and the programme runs from April 23rd (World Book and Copyright Day) to April 22nd of the following year.

See the tweet about Athens’ designation:

UNESCO

@UNESCO

This April, Athens kicks off its global cultural event to celebrate books ?.

The ancient city has been named the World Book Capital for 2018.

If you plan to visit Greece soon, then you’re in for a treat!

?: https://on.unesco.org/2qNEFNT 

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