First summit on Arabic language opens at Expo 2020

First summit on Arabic language opens at Expo 2020

DUBAI — The first edition of the Arabic Language Summit kicked off Sunday at Dubai Exhibition Center at Expo 2020 under the theme “Dialogue of Societies and Communication of Civilizations”, under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai. The summit discusses Arabic language issues in various fields and subjects, in addition to discussing the top recommendations of the report “The State of the Arabic Language and Its Future”, published by the Ministry of Culture and Youth in December 2020. The launching ceremony of the summit was attended by Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, and a number of ministers responsible for culture in the Arab world, and directors of Arab and international organizations specializing in cultural affairs. Addressing the gathering, Aboul Gheit said that the Arabic language is the core of traditional Arabic culture and its unique identity, and makes a connection between its past and present. He added that the first agreement made in the Arab League was the Cultural Treaty of November 1945, which mainly focused on the Arabic language and encompassed a myriad of subjects bearing on translation, lawmaking and