Qom - A Japanese PHD student of history of Tehran University said: “Given the participation of different countries at Tehran International Book Fair, scientific and research relations between Islamic republic of Iran and other countries are good”.

“Foreign countries have actively taken part in Tehran International Book Fair. This contradicts what is being propagated by Western media concerning the isolation of Iran”, said this Japanese embassy worker who wanted not be named because of the sensitivity of the matter.

“When I visited Tehran International Fair I was bewildered when I saw the good relations between Iran and foreign countries”, he stated.

“If Iran’s scientific and political relations with other countries were not good these countries would have participated in the fair”, he noted.

“Foreign media spread false accusations against Iran, but what I see here is different from what is propagated in Western media”, he added.

“Both the US and European media propagate against Iran. Under the impression of such ill propagation, Japanese media begin judging about Iran”, he maintained.

“Book fair plays an important role in bringing nations and cultures closer to each other. Book is very important in promoting the status of a country or a culture. It introduces a religion. Countries can better understand each other in the form of scientific researches and books”, he said.