Writers from 50 Asian and African countries met in a round-table
conference in Hanoi on August 26 to talk about ways to enhance the role
and position that they play in issues relating to globalisation in
culture.
The event, hosted by the Vietnam Writers’
Association, also underscored the development of the Afro-Asian Writers’
Association (AAWA) in the future.
Addressing the
conference, AAWA Secretary General Mohamed Salmawy said globalisation
poses difficult issues to the world, which require the protection and
promotion of the cultural identities of each nation.
Writers should continue playing their role in promoting the own
cultural identity of each nation, enriching the culture of human beings
with unity, equality, justice and freedom, he said.
Sharing Mohamed Salmawy’s view, Vietnamese writer Nguyen Tri Trung said
Asian and African writers should firstly prove their role in combating
the negative impacts of the globalisation process by creating valuable
works to enrich the culture of each country.
Through
their works, writers also raise responsible for contributing their
voice to maintaining peace, equality and national conciliation, he
added.
Meanwhile, writer Hilda Twongyeirwe from
Uganda called on the writers to join hands in organising activities to
protect and promote cultural values.
Participants
also agreed with the AAWA Secretary General’s proposal to launch “Lotus”
magazine in English, French and Arabic. The preparation for the
magazine will be further discuss at a meeting of the association’s
executive board in the northern province of Quang Ninh from August
27-28.-VNA