Within the scope of the International Islamic Publishing Congress to be held in Istanbul on September 25–27 and the general assembly preparations of the International Union of Islamic Publishers, our Founding Board member and President of the Religious Publishers Association İsmail Akıncı and our Founding Board member Dr. Muhammed Ağırakça held important meetings at the Bologna Children's Book Fair, one of Italy's significant cultural events.

In this context, the delegation met with publishers from Indonesia, Jordan, Lebanon, Bosnia and Italy, and also held comprehensive consultations with Yassine Baradai, President of the Unione delle Comunità Islamiche d'Italia (Union of Islamic Communities of Italy). The meetings exchanged ideas on the International Islamic Publishing Congress to be held in Istanbul in September and the general assembly preparations of the International Union of Islamic Publishers. Additionally, Islamic publishing activities in Italy, possibilities for publishing cooperation between countries, joint projects, and the needs and solutions for Islamic communities in different countries regarding publishing were discussed.