They suspend the Fair of Infantile Libro

The Buenosairean government does not yield the estate to him

In ahead the children they will be able to say that the 13 bring bad luck, because that one was the number of the edition of the Fair of Infantile and Youthful Libro of this year, that was suspended. It was going to be made between the 15 of the next month and the 2 of August in the Municipal Center of Exhibitions.

The decision was made by the Foundation the Book, organizer of the sample, as a result of a draft notice "by 72 hours to pay the canon of the renting of the estate", that sent the Direction of Privatizations and Concessions of the Buenosairean government, according to informed the director into the Foundation, Marta Diaz.

From 2000 the infantile exhibition did not pay the rent of the estate, after obtaining by law the eximición of payment. This year the canon was of $ 282.450. Until 1999, the Fair paid 50% of the renting ($ 58,500).

According to Hugo Levin commented to the NATION, president of the Foundation, "the 10 of June intimaron to pay to us. We let know that we had in proceeding the eximición from October of 2001, and that already was favorable offices of Culture and Property in the Legislature. But it appeared third that the renting paid ".

The third which it worried death of the Infantile Fair was the Association of Argentine Deprived Educative Organizations (Adeepra), that paid $ 85,000 by the rent of the central pavilion - the one that it had reserved the Foundation and it will make a luck of park with didactic games and theater for children, with entrance pays, that will extend of the 19 of July to the 4 of August. Thus the accountant confirmed Adolph Reichemberg, in charge of the mentioned official direction.

The civil employee indicated that Adeepra had deposited "a guarantee by $ 20,000 and had completed the papers". He revealed that one found out the suspension of the Fair by the NATION.

The secretary of Culture, Jorge Telerman, did not respond yesterday the calls made by the NATION.

The traditional exhibitors of the Infantile Fair were themselves surprised. Aurelio Narvaja, of Colihue, said: "the news fell to us very badly. In truth, in the Fair of Infantile Libro the publishers always we lose money, but it is a promotional task to open the universe of possible readers to medium and long term ".

Narvaja confirmed that during the Fair of Libro of last April, the organization tried to make specific some management with the Rural one, because the estate attracts many more exhibitors. But the change of the vacations of winter watered down its plans.