Culture Minister Helmy el Namnam inspected on Friday the 2015 Beirut Arab Book Fair during his visit to Lebanon to inaugurate Egyptian cultural week.

The minister also will visit “mim” museum of Saint Joseph University as well as famous Lebanese writer Shakib Arslan's library.

The minister also met with his Lebanese counterpart Rony Oreiji in which they discussed boosting bilateral cultural ties, Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon Mohamed Badr el Din Zayed told MENA.

The ambassador added that Egyptian Culture Ministry and Embassy in Lebanon were keen to organize various activities during the Egyptian cultural week in Lebanon that will cover the capital and Tripoli city.

Sources: MENA