Prince Mit'eb bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Assistant Deputy Commander of the National Guard for Military Affairs and Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Steering Committee of the Janadriya 21st annual Festival for National Heritage and Culture, inaugurated the festival's cultural activities at the Riyadh intercontinental hotel tonight. At the venue, he was received by Minister of Culture and Information Iyad bin Ameen Madani, and a number of officials. Key speeches and poetry were delivered at the event. In remarks to the press following the opening ceremony, Prince Mit'eb said the mission of Janadriya festival is clear and apparent as we extend love for all and acceptance to hold dialogue with every body. He said the Kingdom, home of Islam's two holy mosques, is keen to protect the religion of freedom. He drew the attention that we have to unite ranks in face of those recently blaspheming our prophet, noting that some guest coming from abroad to take part in the festival are marketing an idea to issue a statement in response to those foreign media insults against our religion.
