27th Conf. of Arab writers union kicks off in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, Jan 19 (KUNA) -- The 27th Conference of the General Union of Arab Writers in Abu Dhabi commenced Saturday in the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi with the participation of 17 delegations representing 17 Arab federations and associations.
Addressing the conference's inaugural session, UAE Minister of Tolerance Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan underlined the pioneering role assumed by the Union as a platform for sustaining intellectual and literary work and empowering the intelligentsia to re-shape the future of the region in a way enabling it to earn its befitting status among advanced world nations.
He lauded the selection of the value of tolerance as the theme of the event, noting that the culture of peaceful co-existence and tolerance is a way of life in the UAE.
On the sidelines of the conference, the Union of Arab writers honored four outstanding Arab writers and literary people. (end) sbu.ibi