President Hassan Rouhani praised the winners of the Book of the Year award during the 36th National Award for Book of the Year and the 26th World Award for Book of the Year of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Twenty works authored by domestic and foreign writers and 41 Best Books were awarded during a ceremony held at Vahdat Hall on Tuesday.
Speaking at the ceremony, Rouhani said the Islamic Revolution was without doubt a cultural, social and political movement, adding, we must provide answer to questions and solve the problems.
We cannot solve the problems through commandment and prohibition or filtering, he said.
We must talk to each other and build our society, he said, the Islamic Revolution attained victory through book and pen.
Source:Irandaily