Heads of Arab Information Ministers Council praise Kuwait’s unification & strategy in face of challenges
KUWAIT CITY, March 14, (KUNA): A number of heads of delegations from Arab countries participating in the meetings of the Executive Office of the Council of Arab Information Ministers today, Monday, praised the efforts of the State of Kuwait for Arab reunification and strengthening his image, unification and strategy in facing common challenges.
This came in statements by the heads of delegations to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on the sidelines of the start of the work of the 98th regular session of the Permanent Committee for Arab Media, as part of the activities of the 16th regular session.
The meetings of the Executive Officers of the Council of Arab Ministers of Information, in which the Palestinian issue tops its agenda, along with many important media issues.
The head of the Qatari delegation, media advisor at the Qatar Media Corporation, Abdul Rahman Al-Obaidan, praised the State of Kuwait’s hosting of these meetings and the warm reception, praising the State of Kuwait’s support and support.
To the neighboring State of Qatar, especially during the activities of the 2022 World Cup, which was hosted and organized by his country with all professionalism and success.
Importance
Al-Obaidan stressed the importance of the continuous meetings of media officials in the Arab world to unify ranks, reject hate speech and confront terrorism in all its forms.
He appreciated the efforts of the League of Arab States and its members in consulting to develop media strategies and sharing opinions and experiences to continue developing and keeping pace with media changes in our world today.
He stated that the university, as a legislative body, sets plans and strategies after studying them, and its members implement those strategies according to the strategy and plan of each country, including the media aspect that it focuses on these meetings are in Kuwait this week.
For his part, the head of the Tunisian delegation, Director General of Information and Communications Departments at the Presidency of the Tunisian Government, Hajar Al-Sharabi, said that despite the digitization of the world and the possibility of organizing conferences and forums globally, thus direct communication and consultation is stronger, deeper and more effective.
Al-Sharabi stressed the importance of the media role in confronting terrorism and rejecting hate speech, as they are among the immediate issues that will be covered in the meetings throughout the week of media strategy and sharing experiences in this regard, which has a positive impact on joint and individual media work in each country.
She pointed out that Tunisia was subjected to several terrorist attacks in previous years, leaving hundreds dead and wounded, indicating that “at the beginning of the series of those atSheikh
tacks, the Tunisian media made many mistakes in dealing with events and their narration.
In her turn, the head of the Egyptian delegation, a member of the Supreme Council for the Egyptian Media Organization, Rania Hashem, said that the meetings discussed several issues that had a high priority, including the Palestinian issue and how to combine efforts of the Arab media in order to support Arab cause.
Rania Hashem, head of the Egyptian delegation, member of the Supreme Council for Egyptian Media Regulation.
Hashem praised Kuwait for hosting these meetings, noting that despite the difficulty of “unifying the Arab media discourse” due to the specificity of each country, it is possible to “unify the transmission of a positive image” for all Arab countries, with the help of the common Arab achievements.
It is noteworthy that the activities of the 16th session started on Sunday, in the presence of representatives of media organizations and unions under the
Hajar Chraibi, head of the Tunisian delegation, Director General of Information and Communications Departments.
umbrella of the Arab League and organized by the Ministry of Information in Kuwait, and the meetings will continue until the end of the week includes several sessions for the regular session of meetings, in addition to consultative meetings for information ministers and Arab delegations who are guests of the State of Kuwait.
The work of the 98th regular session of the Standing Committee for Arab Media kicked off Monday as part of
Abdul Rahman Al-Obaidan, head of the Qatari delegation, media advisor at the Qatar Media Corporation.
the activities of the 16th regular session of the meetings of the Executive Office of the Arab Information Ministers Council, which the Palestinian issue tops its agenda, along with many vital media issues.
At the beginning of his speech during the opening ceremony, Minister of Information and Culture and the Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi conveyed the greetings of His Highness the Amir Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber AlSabah, His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal AlAhmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, to the participants and their wishes that the work of the current session will be a success that serve the goals and aspirations of the Arab nation.
In his speech, Al-Mutairi said that the Palestinian issue tops the agenda of the current session, showing the official and well-known Kuwaiti stance in support of the Palestinian people until they obtain their full legitimate rights in an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with international references, relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative (API).
He stressed the keenness of the Ministry of Information in Kuwait to follow up, monitor and publish news of the Palestinian issue daily through its official media channels, to reflect the commitment of Kuwait to the Arab media strategy emanating from the League of Arab States and its principles, which is at the forefront of the Palestinian cause and API.
The meetings today and tomorrow deal with many important media issues, including the Palestinian cause, addressing terrorism, providing community protection for the phenomenon of rumors and misleading information, developing a unified strategy for cooperation with all international media companies, and adopting the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, he indicated.
Positive
These issues require close Arab cooperation between countries, media organizations and institutions in order to achieve positive interaction towards these issues given the wide spread and rapid development of electronic media technologies, he added.
From this standpoint, he said that the responsibilities of the media and its vital role in supporting the institutions of countries and their people while containing the effects of all the issues and circumstances they face are multiplied, recalling the earthquake that struck Turkiye and Syria recently, and referring simultaneously to Kuwait’s role, especially in the media aspect, in shedding light on this tragic event and initiating a campaign for donations and those affected, as well as field news coverage of humanitarian aid convoys.
In his speech, Al-Mutairi congratulated Qatar for their success in hosting the 2022 World Cup in terms of professional organization and advanced and distinguished infrastructure.
In turn, the Assistant Secretary General and Head of the Media and Communication Sector of the Arab League Ambassador Ahmad Khattabi said that the meetings of the Standing Committee for Arab Media are a permanent and pivotal mechanism to follow up on joint media work and carry out the service of Arab issues, in accordance with the requirements of the statute of the Council of Information Ministers.
He referred to the committee’s role in shedding light on the diversity and richness of the Arab cultural heritage through various media, and in studying the strategies and plans referred to it to strengthen the potential for cooperation, integration and exchange of experiences.