Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Receives Guests of the National Festival of Heritage and Culture

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at the Al Yamamah Palace in Riyadh yesterday guests of the National Festival of Heritage and Culture Janadria 33 who are intellectuals and writers.

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques delivered the subsequent speech during the reception, Dear guests, Dear brothers, Peace, mercy and blessings of God upon you. I am welcoming you to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the National Festival of Heritage and Culture in its 33rd edition. I am also welcoming the contribution of the brotherly Republic of Indonesia as the guest of honor of this edition.

This festival symbolizes the Kingdom's heritage, replicates the diversity of heritage in our country, contributes to the awareness of young groups of this heritage, and contributes to encouraging worldwide cultural message. And your presence here is a proof of this.

Following this the word of this years honored personality was delivered by Dr. Samar Bint Jaber Al-Humoud in which she expressed gratitude for the honoring which is a endless and constant method of Saudi Arabia to its citizens to inspire, encourage and embrace them. She also said, "The Kingdom has invested in its citizens sons and daughters and exerted valuable efforts. The sons and daughters of this country have conducted many accomplishments in all fields. The Saudi presence has become a milestone in many regional and global forums on the individual and institutional levels, thanks to God first, and the boundless support of the leadership of this blessed nation.

After that, the President of the Union of Tunisian Writers, Dr. Salah El-Din El-Hammadi delivered a speech on behalf of the guests of the National Festival of Heritage and Culture, in which he said, "Your generous patronage to the festival and the reception of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques is clear obvious proof that the interest in culture, heritage and thought are priorities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and our presence to this land is only an expression of our recognition of this and recognition of your favor on writers and creative thinkers.
He added, We came here to celebrate with you the heritage, culture and history through our participation in this festival, raising the same slogan of this years edition Faithfulness and Loyalty which are two of the most important values of Arab society.

Al -Hammadi praised the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques attitudes towards the dangers that threaten the Arab nation. He said, "Without your firmness and determination and your response to the various conspiracies targeting the Arab countries, the wolves would attack our countries."
At the end of the reception, guests of the National Festival of Heritage and Culture were honored by shaking hands with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.