Launch of the 21st Meeting of Youth of Arab Capitals

During his speech, Dr. Al-Adwan emphasized that the Jordanian youth enjoy royal patronage, which has placed youth at the top of national priorities and directed successive governments to advance and elevate the youth sector. He added that the Meeting of Arab Capitals is an opportunity to exchange youth experiences and propose initiatives and ideas that enhance Arab youth work, affirming that the recommendations that Arab youth will come up with will be placed on the agenda of the Council of Arab Ministers of Youth and Sports.

He pointed out that the sports and e-games sector is no longer just a space for entertainment, but has become a promising global digital industry and a strategic pillar of the national economy, with a high ability to create quality job opportunities and refine youth skills, noting that Jordan has become a regional center in this sector.

Dr. Al-Adwan appreciated the role played by the League of Arab States and the Council of Arab Ministers of Youth and Sports in implementing youth and Arab programs that contribute to enhancing opportunities for youth to meet, exchange experiences and expertise.

For his part, the Commissioner Director of the Youth and Sports Department at the League of Arab States and the Technical Secretary of the Council of Arab Ministers of Youth and Sports, Faisal Ghasal, affirmed the League of Arab States' interest in Arab youth, believing in their ability to turn challenges into opportunities and dreams into reality.

Ghasal said that the holding of the meeting in Amman under the title “Youth and E-Sports in Developing Creative Thought” does not stop at the limits of sports or technology, but rather opens the field for talking about a world where the tools of creativity are changing and the arenas of competition are expanding, and youth become more capable of creating opportunities and crossing borders.

He pointed out that e-sports have become one of the fields where sports and technology meet, and have become a space that brings together quick wit with accurate decision-making, talent with knowledge, competition with team spirit, and technology with human imagination.

In the speech of the participating Arab delegations, Shahad Al-Qa'atibi from the Yemeni delegation confirmed that the holding of the meeting in Jordan represents an opportunity for Arab youth to meet in their second country, praising the warm reception, hospitality, and Arab brotherhood feelings that surrounded the delegations since their arrival in the Kingdom.

She said that the 21st Meeting of Youth of Arab Capitals has proven through its successive sessions its success in bringing together Arab youth, enhancing ties of communication and cooperation among them, and providing opportunities for exchanging opinions and experiences, getting to know the cultures and experiences of the participating Arab countries, and building bridges of communication between the youth of the Arab nation.

The ceremony included a video presentation summarizing the journey of the meeting over the previous years, in addition to a traditional artistic performance by the Ma'an Folk Arts Troupe. The program of the meeting, which will be held over 5 days, includes youth dialogues, meetings with experts, and exchange of experiences and expertise among the participating delegations, along with field visits, an Arab cultural and heritage exhibition, to enhance communication among Arab youth and enable them to get to know the cultures and experiences of the participating countries.

The meeting aims to highlight the role of e-sports in developing creative thought among youth, enhancing their digital skills, encouraging innovation, and exchanging experiences and expertise among Arab youth delegations. The meeting includes youth delegations representing Yemen, Palestine, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, the UAE, Somalia, Lebanon, Morocco, in addition to the Jordanian delegation.