Butaflika stresses clinging to Arabic as an official language

Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika has stressed Algeria's commitment to the Arabic language as an official and national language.

During a tour he made in the pavilions of the 6th Book international exhibition which he opened on Sunday, the Algerian President called for re-publishing all works of Arab cultural creation so as the new Arab generation will be acquainted with it as well as to be able to translate this national heritage to other living languages.

The Algerian President also called for the need of raising the level of Arab culture and Arab specialists in the area of education, culture and sciences to draw united educational curricula in all Arab states.