Abdullah attends Al Quds event
UAE Foreign Minister, took part in the closing ceremony of the "Al Quds Capital of Arab Culture (QCAC)" at Al Najah University on Thursday
Nablus: Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Foreign Minister, took part in the closing ceremony of the "Al Quds Capital of Arab Culture (QCAC)" which was held at Al Najah University on Thursday night.
In remarks during the ceremony, Shaikh Abdullah said: "We came to beloved Palestine to join our brothers in the closing ceremony of the celebrations of Al Quds Capital of Arab Culture. This is a gain for me and my brothers, not as politicians or representatives of governments, but as representatives of peoples and Arab intellectual and literary community.
"My presence in this city conveys a clear message to our brother Palestinians that we totally sympathise with them. We feel what they feel. We are honoured to be here and get this message across to them: that Al Quds is in the hearts of all Arabs. It is also a message for the intellectual community of Al Quds and the rest of the world that the Arab intellectual and cultural community stand for their bother Palestinians."
The UAE participation in the event embodies Arab solidarity with Palestinians. Being present at the celebrations further emphasises the religious and Arab status of Al Quds, a status which makes Capital of Arab Culture a well-deserved title," Shaikh Abdullah said and reiterated the UAE's support to the Palestinian people.
Also present at the ceremony were Abdul Rahman Al Owais, UAE Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development.
For his part, Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said, "There is no Palestine without [occupied] East Jerusalem Al Quds. No one will accept it. Without [occupied] East Jerusalem Al Quds there will be no peace."
Shaikh Abdullah accompanied Abbas as he toured different institutes in Nablus where he opened an intensive care unit in Rafidiya Hospital, an orphanage and a house for old age people. Later they visited the Palestinian Red Crescent Society and the Mother Teresa's Missionary (Al Mahabba nuns). They later attended a luncheon held by the Governor of Nablus.
