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Build bridges with world cultures, urges Mohammed
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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received on Friday night at Zabeel Palace a group cultural personalities who called on him to extend their best wishes on the advent of Ramadan.
During the meeting, which was attended by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed exchanged with writers, intellectuals, poets and artists latest developments on the local cultural scene.
The intelligentsia paid tribute to Sheikh Mohammed for his support for culture and art, considering his encouragement and follow up of cultural events as a big catalyst to them to exert more creative efforts to enhance the local identity, heritage and originality.
In his turn, Sheikh Mohammed praised their positive role in promoting and disseminating the civilisational legacy of the UAE people in the genre of story, drama, painting and other forms of creativity.
''The local cultural landscape is rich with events and activities,'' Sheikh Mohammed added.
He urged them to enrich the local culture landscape with creative achievements that contribute to safeguarding ''our national heritage and identity, promoting openness to and building bridges with civilisations and cultures of the world''.
He told them their message is excellently humanitarian and noble as it focuses on enriching and refreshing the memory of the people through the revival of the heritage, arts and culture to life.
The meeting was also attended by Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister for Cabinet Affairs, Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Owais, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, and Mohammed Al Mur, Deputy Chairman of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority.