Egypt's Minister of Culture, Helmy Namnam witnessed Thursday the opening of the 26th edition of the General Union of Arab Writers Conference (GUAWC) in UAE capital of Abu Dhabi. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development in the UAE attended the inauguration ceremony. Namnam thanked the participants and highly praised UAE for hosting the conference as well as for all efforts to develop culture in the Arab world. He also pointed out that Egypt headed the Union for three consecutive editions, commending Egyptian writer Mohammed Salmawy for his great cultural efforts.