🇷🇺🇮🇳 On February 1, Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov addressed the opening ceremony of the New Delhi World Book Fair, at which Russia is the Focus Country in 2025.

☝🏻 He underscored that it was a great honour for Russia to participate in the exhibition in such a role, as well as pointed out that the event would be a brilliant opportunity to explore new areas of Russian-Indian literary cooperation.

👥 President of India Droupadi Murmu officially inaugurated the fair. The ceremony was attended by Vineet Joshi, Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education of India, Sanjay Kumar, Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education of India, Prof Milind Sudhakar Marathe, Chairman of the National Book Trust of India (NBT), Yuvraj Malik, Director of the NBT, and Alexei Varlamov, prominent writer, Head of the Russian delegation.

📚 During the event, Droupadi Murmu, accompanied by Denis Alipov, visited the Russian stand, noting that Russia's high representation at the book exhibition will contribute to strengthening cultural ties between the two countries.

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