Third China-South Asia Literature Forum to be held in Islamabad next month
Gwadar Pro
Islamabad: Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) plans to host the third China-South Asia Literature Forum to enhance literary relations between writers of the China and South Asian countries in October.
The forum aims to strengthen and promote the mutual learning of civilisations and literary interaction between the China and the South Asian countries.
“We have proposed October and will wait for a green signal from the member countries to finalise a date,” an official told Gwadar Pro. He added: “We are hopeful it would be held anytime in October.”
There are six founding members of the forum including China Writers Association (CWA), Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL), SahityaAcademi, India, Nepal Academy, Nepal, Bangla Academy, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Academy.
The literature of these South Asian countries enrich the splendour of Asian culture through continuous interaction.
The 1st China South Asia Literature Forum (5-9 November 2017) was held in Chengdu while 2nd China South Asia Literature Forum (15-20 October 2019) was held in Kathmandu, Nepal by Nepal Academy and 3rd Forum China South Asia Literature Forum will be held in Pakistan.
An official said the allocation of tasks regarding the arrangements of this literature forum were being discussed.
He said that China Writers Association had established the first China South Asia Literature Forum in 2016.
