Emirates News Agency – TanTan Festival enhances Emirati-Morocco cultural bonds

Major General Faris Khalaf Al Mazrouei, Commander-in-Chief of the Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) and Chairman of the Cultural Programmes and Heritage Festivals Committee – Abu Dhabi, accompanied the UAE diplomat during his visit to the UAE’s pavilion at the festival.
Al Mazrouei briefed the UAE ambassador during the visit on the pavilion’s exhibits, industries, and crafts.
Speaking to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), the UAE Ambassador said that the UAE-Morocco ties are longstanding and growing. They are supported by the two countries’ leadership and their keenness to constantly develop collaboration in all fields.
He also emphasized that the UAE’s ongoing interest in participating in the sessions of the Tan-Tan Cultural Festival in the Kingdom of Morocco stems from its pride in its national identity and the richness of the desert culture that reflects folklore in its various shapes.
Al-Dhaheri also indicated that the UAE’s participation reflects the deeply rooted and strong cultural bonds between the two fraternal peoples.
The UAE is represented at the event by a pavilion organized by the Cultural Programmes and Heritage Festivals Committee-Abu Dhabi, in association with several UAE cultural preservation organizations.
The Moussem includes a range of cultural expressions such as musical performances, famous chanting, games, poetry contests, and other such oral traditions.