The Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs in charge of the National Community Abroad, Mr. Sofiane Chaib, along with the President of the Supreme Council for the Arabic Language, Dr. Saleh Belaid, supervised the ceremony celebrating the International Day of the Arabic Language, which was organized with the participation of our diplomatic and consular centers abroad.
This celebration has a distinctive character as it witnesses, for the first time, the participation of girls and boys of the national community abroad through a rich and diverse program that includes educational activities and various cultural shows that were prepared and organized for this occasion over the course of an entire month, including lectures, workshops, intellectual meetings, competitions and artistic performances, through which they demonstrated the extent of their adherence to their national affiliation, their pride and their close connection to their cultural and civilizational heritage.
During his intervention, the Secretary of State noted the importance the higher authorities attach to the promotion of the Arabic language and the tireless efforts made by the State to teach Arabic to Algerian children residing abroad, as it is one of the fundamental pillars of national identity and an essential element in preserving the cultural and civilizational belonging of the nation's children.
On this occasion, he also announced the launch of several initiatives with an educational dimension, which are being worked on in coordination with various ministerial sectors, in a way that responds to the needs of the community related to the cultural and educational aspects. He also reviewed the ongoing efforts aimed at opening a number of Algerian cultural centers abroad as incubating spaces for the Arabic language and cultural exchange, in addition to organizing educational and cultural visits to the homeland, for the benefit of students from our community abroad.
For his part, the President of the Supreme Council for the Arabic Language praised the distinctive and exceptional nature of this event and the effective and qualitative participation of members of our community present in all parts of the world, calling on them to continue their efforts to preserve their cultural and linguistic heritage in a way that contributes to strengthening their ties with the motherland. He also praised the existing cooperative relations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its body in order to ensure the spread of the Arabic language among our citizens abroad.