Mohamed Bin Zayed Hails Intelligentsia's Role In Promoting Tolerance
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published January 21, 2019 | 08:45 PM
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, today received the participants in the 27th conference of the General Union of Arab Writers in Abu Dhabi, hosted in the UAE capital on January 19th-22nd, with the participation of 17 delegations representing 17 federations and associations
ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 21st Jan, 2019) His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, today received the participants in the 27th conference of the General Union of Arab Writers in Abu Dhabi, hosted in the UAE capital on January 19th-22nd, with the participation of 17 delegations representing 17 federations and associations.
They were accompanied by Habib Al Sayegh, Secretary-General of the General Union of Arab Writers, and Chairman of the Emirates Writers Union.
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed underscored the eminent role played by the intelligentsia and literati in underpinning national identity and values as well as promoting the culture of tolerance and peaceful- existence in the region and the world, hailing their efforts to establish channels of communications and dialogue across the Arab region.
"The challenges besetting the Arab region entail in-depth understanding of current developments, a task literati and intelligentsia are capable of performing to illuminate the society and boost public awareness of these challenges," he said.
The participants expressed appreciation for Abu Dhabi's hosting of the conference, commending the State's role in promoting such initiatives that are conducive to consolidating the cultural scene across the Arab nation. They praised Sheikh Mohamed's support for intellectuals and literati.
Attending the meeting were H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region; Dr. Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of Federal National Council, FNC; H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior; H.H. Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court; H.H. Sheikh Khalid bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the board of Zayed Higher Organisation for Humanitarian Care & Special Needs, ZHO; H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Adviser to the UAE President, along with a number of Sheikhs, officials and UAE citizens.
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