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His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Monday received the participants of the 27th conference of the General Union of Arab Writers in Abu Dhabi, being hosted in the UAE capital from January 19 to 22, with the participation of 17 delegations representing 17 federations and associations.
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,†His Highness Sheikh Mohamed said.
The participants expressed appreciation for Abu Dhabi’s hosting of the conference, comme- nding 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.