Baghdad (UNA) – Baghdad (UNA) – The Director General of the Union of OIC News Agencies (UNA), Mr. Mohammed bin Abdulrab Al-Yami, met today, Sunday, October 18, with Her Excellency the Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Farsin Aghabekian Shahin, on the sidelines of the 52nd session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, held in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
The meeting discussed ways to enhance cooperation and joint coordination, which contributes to supporting the Palestinian cause and continuing to highlight it in the media in the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, in addition to addressing ways to improve the current intensive efforts towards developing Islamic media work, and supporting the role played by the Union in serving the member states.
During the meeting, Al-Yami emphasized UNA’s keenness and continuous efforts to harness its media capabilities to serve the Palestinian cause and enhance its presence in the international media scene by opening the first external office of the Union in Ramallah, in addition to allocating special coverage for everything that would remind the world of the Palestinian cause and the rights of the Palestinian people.
The Director General of UNA also pointed out the importance of cooperating with Palestinian media outlets to provide a clear picture of the reality of events and challenges facing the Palestinian people.
For her part, Her Excellency the Minister praised “Yona” and his efforts in covering everything that concerns the Palestinian cause.
Shaheen expressed the State of Palestine’s appreciation for the Union’s supportive role in the Palestinian cause and the assistance it provides at the media level, stressing the need to intensify media pressure on Israel and to publicize all the violations committed against the Palestinian people, stressing the centrality of the Palestinian cause and the need to enable the Palestinian people to obtain their legitimate rights in a way that guarantees the realization of their aspirations for freedom, independence and the establishment of their independent state.
The meeting was attended by the Permanent Representative of the State of Palestine to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Ambassador Hadi Shibli.
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