Ammon News - A conference dubbed: "The Arabic Language: National Trust and a Global Necessity" will be held in Amman next Monday, organized by the Association of Arab Universities (AAU), in cooperation with the Arab League, and attended by the heads of Arab language councils.

In a press statement on Saturday, the AAU said the event aims to launch a "referred blanket strategy to use Arabic as a vehicle of instruction in universities and scientific research centers."

The AAU's Secretary-General, Amro Salama, said the conference seeks to develop a "strategic" plan to increase Arabic's competitiveness at the global level, and identify, address obstacles impeding its spread internally within its natural regional framework, and externally, as well.

Salama noted Arabic ranks fourth globally, in terms of the number of native speakers, who amount to about 588 million, adding that 60 countries speak Arabic, of which 22 are Arab League's members.

Participants will discuss contemporary challenges facing Arabic, the future integration of computer applications to boost its prevalence, and establishment of an Arab observatory to standardize scientific and technical terminology, noted the statement.