Opening the 46th edition of the fair, which this year has Hungary as the partner-country, President Zoran Milanović spoke about the centuries-long tradition of Croatian-Hungarian relations and mutual cultural influences despite the linguistic differences.
Milanović said he particularly liked "the healthy Hungarian skepticism", adding that today's Europe is based on mutual differences.
Addressing the event, Culture and Media Minister Nina Obuljen Koržinek announced an increase in allocations for book publishing in 2025 and the establishment of the Book Centre, as yet another way to help book publishers.
Renowned Hungarian writer Péter Nádas warned of increasingly big problems in the relationship between modern man, financial power centres and technology.
Hungarian Ambassador to Croatia Csaba Demcsák spoke about the centuries-long ties between Croats and Hungarians, commending their current cultural and political cooperation.
A Deputy State Secretary and envoy for the Hungarian Minister of Culture and Innovation, Gabor Csaba, expressed satisfaction with his country's participation in Interliber and called for strengthening the Croatian-Hungarian cultural cooperation.
More than 300 exhibitors from Croatia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, France, Italy, Hungary, the Netherlands, Germany, USA, Slovenia, Serbia, Sweden and the UK are showcasing their publications at Interliber, which closes on 17 November.